Several dotcoms and technology companies have used what is euphemistically called "aggressive accounting" to boost reported earnings.
"We want new steps to boost reporting of hate crime and supporting victims, new CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] guidance to prosecutors on racially aggravated crime, a new fund for protective security measures at potentially vulnerable institutions and additional funding to community organisations so they can tackle hate crime.
It turned out that Enron used off-the-books partnerships to hide debt and boost reported profits.
Last week, after FDC announced that a restatement of its results over the past three years would actually boost reported income, its shares fell nearly 10%.
This would boost reported ultrasound sensitivity, but overstate its utility as an initial test.
Unlike costs, capital expenses are written off against profits over time, so the error boosted reported cashflow and profits.
Qwest also faces a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of its aggressive accounting practices, which boosted reported revenue through "swaps" with other data-network carriers.
It seems that if Vivendi lands the Universal studio and music business it is after, it will inherit a one-time writedown on studio assets, which will have the effect of boosting reported earnings in future years.
The ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a 20-fold20-foldse, the latest federal data show.
"Without the ability to make apples to apples comparisons across populations ― whether that's college students, our military, or other groups ― it's difficult to measure trends over time and determine how we're doing in terms of reducing incidents and boosting reporting," McCaskill said in a statement Friday.
