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"What does the SEC look for? Games against time"

Q&A; with Rick Sauer - November 11, 2003
Compliance Week

One of the weaknesses of GAAP is that, by itself, it can't necessarily differentiate between fraud and "aggressive accounting." You spent over a decade at the SEC. What were some of the most common "flags" you used to look for at the Division of Enforcement when attempting to separate legitimate (albeit subjective) accounting from fraud? And how do you think that's going to change over time? To read the full article, please click here.