According to a new study, ten percent of public companies commit securities fraud each year.
Questions:
- According to the study, what percentage of companies are committing accounting violations?
- Why are some reviewers of the study critical of the new study’s definition of fraud?
- According to the report, how many of the frauds in public companies actually come to light?
Source:
Livni, E. (2023) Just How Common Is Corporate Fraud? The New York Times, Jan. 14 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/business/dealbook/how-common-is-corporate-fraud.html?)