In: Finance
Which of the following is not a risk factor related to incentives and pressures for fraud?
a. | Heavy gambling problems of one of the board members | |
b. | Lucrative bonus plans executives and managers based solely on firm’s financial performance | |
c. | Understating earnings for tax reporting purposes |
option a
Heavy gambling problems of one of the board members is not a risk
factor as it is a personal expense of the manager. One manager
being involved in such activity would not have an impact on the
company's statement manipulation
Lucrative bonus plans executives and managers based solely on
firm’s financial performance.
Executives and managers might try to increase the company's
financial performance for a lucrative bonus. Bonuses for the
managers are based primarily on the financial performance of the
company hence in order to get better incentives, pressure for fraud
and manipulating the firm's statements increases.
Understating earnings for tax would lower the company's financial
position hence resulting in low tax burden on the company is also
an example of manipulation of statements and fraud