Tag #Earnings Manipulation

What percentage of surveyed executives admitted to manipulating earnings, and what specific methods were employed?

A recent study anonymously surveyed 971 executives from publicly traded U.S. companies, revealing that 27% admitted to manipulating earnings in the past five years. This manipulation included actions like changing operational activities to meet short-term targets (18%), obfuscating unfavorable information (9%), exploiting accounting standards (7%), and withholding material information (4%).