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International Journal of Contemporary Business Studies Vol: 3, No: 10. October, 2012 ISSN 2156-7506 Available online http://www.akpinsight.webs.com at
Corporate Accounting Frauds: A Case Study of Satyam Computers Limited
Madan Bhasin Professor in Accounting, Bang College of Business, KIMEP University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
ABSTRACT Corporate entities of all sizes, across the globe, are easily susceptible to frauds at any points of time. From Enron, WorldCom and Satyam, it appears that corporate accounting fraud is a major problem that is increasing, both in its frequency and severity. According to ACFE Global Fraud Study 2012, “The typical organization loses 5% of its revenues to fraud each year. Applied to the 2011 Gross World Product, this figure translates to a potential projected annual fraud loss of more than $3.5 trillion.” However, research evidence has shown that growing number of frauds have undermined the integrity of financial reports, contributed to substantial economic losses, and eroded investors’ confidence regarding the usefulness and reliability of financial statements. The increasing rate of white-collar crimes “demands stiff penalties, exemplary punishments, and effective enforcement of law with the right spirit.”
Keywords: Corporate accounting frauds, Satyam computers, case study, India, corporate governance, accounting and auditing standards.
An attempt is made to examine and analyze in-depth the Satyam Computer’s “creative-accounting” scandal, which brought to limelight the importance of ‘ethics’ and corporate ‘governance’. The fraud committed by the founders of Satyam in 2009 is a testament to the fact that “the science of conduct is swayed in large by human greed, ambition, and hunger for power, money, fame and glory.” Scandals from Enron to the recent financial crisis have, time and again proved, that “there is an urgent need for good conduct based on strong corporate governance, ethics and accounting & auditing
Corporate Accounting Frauds: A Case Study of Satyam Computers Limited
Madan Bhasin Professor in Accounting, Bang College of Business, KIMEP University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
ABSTRACT Corporate entities of all sizes, across the globe, are easily susceptible to frauds at any points of time. From Enron, WorldCom and Satyam, it appears that corporate accounting fraud is a major problem that is increasing, both in its frequency and severity. According to ACFE Global Fraud Study 2012, “The typical organization loses 5% of its revenues to fraud each year. Applied to the 2011 Gross World Product, this figure translates to a potential projected annual fraud loss of more than $3.5 trillion.” However, research evidence has shown that growing number of frauds have undermined the integrity of financial reports, contributed to substantial economic losses, and eroded investors’ confidence regarding the usefulness and reliability of financial statements. The increasing rate of white-collar crimes “demands stiff penalties, exemplary punishments, and effective enforcement of law with the right spirit.”
Keywords: Corporate accounting frauds, Satyam computers, case study, India, corporate governance, accounting and auditing standards.
An attempt is made to examine and analyze in-depth the Satyam Computer’s “creative-accounting” scandal, which brought to limelight the importance of ‘ethics’ and corporate ‘governance’. The fraud committed by the founders of Satyam in 2009 is a testament to the fact that “the science of conduct is swayed in large by human greed, ambition, and hunger for power, money, fame and glory.” Scandals from Enron to the recent financial crisis have, time and again proved, that “there is an urgent need for good conduct based on strong corporate governance, ethics and accounting & auditing
References: International Journal of Contemporary Business Studies Vol: 3, No: 10. October, 2012 ISSN 2156-7506 Available online http://www.akpinsight.webs.com at Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 2003 available at http://www.pcaobus.org