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- Balance sheet trick: Decoding another manipulation, and how to spot a bad apple in your portfolio before others
- PwC finds accounting lapses in IndusInd treasury operationsA confidential PwC review of IndusInd Bank's treasury operations revealed significant accounting irregularities. Manual entries were used t...04 Jun, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
- Warren Buffett on how CEOs manipulate earnings – and how to spot itWarren Buffett compared modern corporate accounting to a golfer who turns in a score of 140 in his first round (thanks to fake bogeys), and...04 Jun, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
- Rajesh Exports dismisses SEBI allegations, says declared revenues are correctRajesh Exports Limited has denied allegations of revenue inflation made by SEBI. The company stated that the regulator's order is interim a...04 Jun, 2026, 01.44 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...29 May, 2026, 09.02 PM 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, ...22 May, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
- SSC CGL 2026 notification out: Check vacancy details, PDF download, application fee, last date, and how to apply for over 12,000 jobs in ministries, departments, and govt officesSSC CGL Notification 2026 pdf: The Staff Selection Commission has opened registrations for the SSC CGL Examination 2026, aiming to fill app...22 May, 2026, 10.03 AM 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
- Six companies, six tricks in Indian balance sheets, and how investors get taken for a rideWhenever an Indian company imports goods, borrows in foreign currency, earns overseas revenue, or runs a foreign subsidiary, forex accounti...09 May, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
- How managements hide debt, losses, and disputes without breaking a single accounting rule – and take investors for a rideA listed company rarely operates alone. Behind it can sit a web of subsidiaries, step-down entities, associates, overseas arms, and special...02 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
- When the acquisition looks great but the footnote doesn't: How Indian managements turn deals into balance-sheet fictionAcquisitions are among corporate finance’s most celebrated events. But the harder story usually emerges later, when the accounting begins t...24 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
- Foreign handles, desi stories: How global creators are decoding IndiaAn American picking up Malayalam. A Korean calling himself Bihari. A Kiwi showing the nooks of India. Foreign influencers are using Indian ...19 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
- The off-balance sheet trick didn’t die in 2019: How Indian managements still hide obligations from investorsThis is one of the most judgement-heavy corners of an Indian balance sheet and one of the easiest to stretch. This part of the series is ab...17 Apr, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
- The most dangerous number on an Indian balance sheet after debt – and how it is manipulatedDifferent years. Different companies. Different accounting tricks. One common story – an effort to show financial numbers which hide the tr...10 Apr, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
- The hidden architecture of debt: How companies can make their debt obligations disappearInvestors often read balance sheets, earnings reports, and ratios as if they show the full picture. But even when the numbers are technical...03 Apr, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
- Creating a mirage called employee: Another way a management can manipulate profits and mislead investorsJust another line item near depreciation and finance costs, with the real assumptions and calculations buried deep in the notes. That is pr...28 Mar, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
- Failure of Internal Financial Controls: Management’s accounting manipulation, and fraud perpetrationInternal Financial Controls are far more than a compliance formality. They often separate reliable accounts from misleading numbers. This s...22 Mar, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
- NFRA plans annual auditor checksThe regulator's plan comes after it released, late in December 2023, inspection reports on deficiencies in the audit processes of major fir...09 Jan, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
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