Jane Ellerby and Sam Callison are discussing the recent fraud that occurred at LowRental Leasing, Inc. The fraud involved the improper reporting of revenue to ensure that the company would have income in excess of $1 million. What is fraudulent financial reporting, and how does it differ from an embezzlement of company funds?

Financial reporting can be an important process for companies and speculators it gives important data on what appears to be financial performance over time. Government and private administrative institutions also analyze financial reporting to guarantee fair exchange, remuneration, and monetary practice.

It is defined as intentional or reckless behavior that results in materially incorrect financial statements, whether by act or exclusion. The reporting can have many components and manifest itself in a variety of ways.

This may include purposeful and pure alteration of business records, such as stock check labels, or deceptive transactions, such as fraudulent sales or orders. This may include inappropriate application of accounting rules.

Company representatives can be involved at any level, from the highest level of central management to lower level teachers. If the behavior is intentional or so irresponsible that it is a legitimate percentage of intentional behavior and results in a deceptive monetary expression, it falls within the working definition of the term fraudulent financial reporting.

Reasons for significantly misleading financial statements, such as inadvertent mistakes, vary from fraudulent financial reporting. Fraudulent financial reporting is associated with other business weaknesses, such as labor extortion, violation of natural or product safety guidelines, and tax extortion,which does not necessarily render money-related explanations untrue in origin.