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ABSTRACT
The paper attempts to critically analyse creative accounting. For the same, 150 respondents were interviewed to
gather the information through a structured questionnaire. The secondary data was also collected with the help of
the existing literature and review. The data analysis included estimation of mean, percentage, standard deviation,
and t-test, which were applied to derive the results. This research study seeks to explain the reasons and
practices of the creative accounting and perceptions of the respondents on various issues of the creative
accounting.
Introduction
Definition of Creative Accounting:
With the help of accounting knowledge, Kamal Naser: Creative accounting is the
the actual figures manipulated to gain the transformation of financial accounting
personal profits. This process of figures from what they actually are to what
manipulation of accounts is called as the preparers desire by taking advantage of the
creative accounting. It is possible through existing rules and/origins some or all of
the effects of increase or decrease of them. (1993:2)
expenses, increase or decrease of the
Reasons for Creative Accounting:
income, increase or decrease of assets,
The following reasons were prevailing in the
crease or decrease of owners funds,
process of creative accounting.
increase or decrease of debts,
reclassification of assets or liabilities. These 1) Smoothing of Income: Companies avoid
are the reasons for mismatch between true presenting volatile profits with a series
and fair view. of highs and lows and prefer reporting a
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analysts will not be misguided by protect the culpable. It is the biggest con
superficial accounting charges in an trick since the Trojan horse ... In fact this
efficient market. Indeed, income deception, commonly called creative
boosting accounting changes may be accounting is completely legitimate and in
perceived as an indicator of weakness by good taste. (p1)
the alert analysts. Dharan and Lev
From the viewpoint of an accountant,
(1993) present a study that indicates
Jameson (1988), observes: "The accounting
poor performance of shares in the years
process consists of dealing with numerous
immediately succeeding income
matters of judgement and of resolving
inflating changes in accounting. Another
clashes between competing methodologies
set of justifications for creative
of presentation of the results of financial
accounting, which applies to all
events and transactions .This resilience
companies, arises because companies are
presents scope for manipulation, deceit and
subject to various types of constraints,
misrepresentation. These activities practiced
contractual rights and obligations based
by the less scrupulous elements of the
on the reported accounting figures.
accounting profession have come to be
Review of Literature: known as 'creative accounting'
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Hypothesis: The following hypotheses were International accounting rules makes way
adopted to test the results for come to the for creative accounting. Such freedom of
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techniques and their effect on the the purchase cost or not, in this regard that
performance of the entity: an entity acquires goods in the following
situations: Purchase cost of goods Rs.
Inventory related Creative Accounting
10,800, Transport costs Rs. 600, Revenues
Practice: The purchase costs of inventories
from the sale of goods Rs. 27,000 .
(Transportation costs) will be included in
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The table above suggests that, the majority Table 8:Distribution of Respondents by
of the respondents (32 percent) represented their Income
from the 20-30 years age group, followed by Income Frequency Percent
30-40 years, 40-50 years etc. Hence, it can
Below 10000 10 6.66
be inferred that the bulk of the respondents
10000-20000 10 6.66
were selected from the 20-30 years.
20000-30000 37 24.66
Table 7: Distribution of Respondents by
30000-50000 37 24.66
their Gender
Above 50000 56 37.33
Gender Frequency Percent
Male 101 67.33 Total 150 100.00
Female 49 32.666
Total 150 100.00
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The above table makes it clear that, the respondents represented from the post-
majority of the respondents (37, 33) earns graduation qualification.
above 50,000, and 24.66 percent of the
respondents earns in between the 20,000- Tale 10: Respondents opinion on
The majority of the respondents possess the significant problem, because of there were
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Table 11: Opinion on creative accounting becoming more or less common in India
Frequency Percent
Unchanged 56 37.3
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Client
Proposal for Std. Std. Error
tax evasion N Mean Deviation Mean
Sig. (2-
F Sig. t df tailed)
Equal variances
-.621 25.386 .540
not assumed
Hypothesis 2:
Analysis
Null Hypothesis (Ho): New structure of
The above table makes it clear that the null
financial regulation is not the cause of
hypothesis was accepted, where (t =-0.614,
directions is more ethical.
df =148, p=0.000) and concluded that there
Alternative Hypothesis (Ha): New
was no client proposal to manipulate
structure of financial regulation is the cause
accounts for tax evasion, but within the
of directors is more ethical.
organizations itself manipulate the accounts.
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Sig. (2-
F Sig. t df tailed)
Equal variances
-.660 91.299 .511
not assumed
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defects were occurred. The study found that [4] N. Feleag, L. Malciu, Accounting
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