Accounting fraud: Every time, the same queue. The company, the auditor, and shareholders at the endBy the time a “going-concern” paragraph appears in an audit report, the trouble is usually several quarters old. The earlier signals are el...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 66: This old auto ancillary giant is betting big on the next energy shiftFor 40 years, this was one of those businesses the market treated as safe – and slightly dull. It dominated its market, and it generated st...
09 Jul, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Asset which sits in the balance sheet for years without moving, then suddenly wipes out all profit in a single quarterThe most dangerous number on a balance sheet is not always the one that looks wrong. It is often the one that depends heavily on management...
27 Jun, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
The boss factor: Why a good manager matters more than you think for your careerYou can’t pick the manager, but he could decide your career, says Devashish Chakravarty.
22 Jun, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Forget fake invoices. The real risk is the assumptions made in the balance sheet to hide lossesMost accounting risks make noise. The biggest one on the Indian balance sheet doesn't. It hides inside growth assumptions, discount rates, ...
21 Jun, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
15 May, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
12 proven ways to stop snakes from getting into your yardSnakes are entering suburban backyards more often. This is due to landscaping that offers food and shelter. Homeowners can make their yards...
12 May, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Zerodha hit by technical glitch, users face login & price update issuesZerodha Down News: India's leading retail brokerage, experienced a technical glitch on Wednesday morning, causing price updates to freeze o...
03 Sep, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Sebi tackles tech glitches with new online monitoring mechanism for system audits of brokersThe paper addresses the growing complexities of trading systems and the rising risks of technological glitches. The proposals aim to enhanc...
03 Dec, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
CAG bats for responsible Artificial intelligence use, flags privacy concernsArtificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, according to the CAG. However, t...
14 Mar, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
NFRA finds errors in KIOCL's financial statements for 2019-20 periodFurther, NFRA pointed out that the company's accounting policy for foreign exchange forward contracts is erroneous and it is non-compliant ...
28 Sep, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
ICAI to come out with eight new forensic accounting, investigation standardsThe new forensic audit standards are likely to render several existing forensic audit reports untenable, especially where lenders have used...
12 Aug, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Cafe Coffee Day's auditor resigns citing “commercial considerations”, questions raised on reported numbersBSR & Associates in its report said the holding company has several subsidiaries which in turn have many other auditors, and that it did no...
21 Jul, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
EVMs are tamper-proof and credible, Election Commission tells Supreme CourtThe EC said EVMs with voter verifiable paper audit trails will be available by September next year, subject to production exigencies.
05 Aug, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Samsung under renewed fire over China labour breachesMany foreign companies have been accused in recent years of improper labour practices in China, seen as a cheap source of labour for their ...
27 Nov, 2012, 12.39 PM IST
- India Inc outsources audit jobs for transparency
After the Satyam scam, cos across industries outsource internal audit work to external firms for transparency. 10 New Year resolutions for ...
31 Dec, 2009, 11.15 PM IST
- US regulator charges Ranbaxy of falsifying data, test results
To address falsified data, FDA has invoked its Application Integrity Policy (AIP) against Paonta Sahib facility. Factors for successful M&A...
26 Feb, 2009, 06.30 AM IST