Webinar Details
Course Description
In the early 1990's an investigation into Waste Management company resulted in the restatement of their financial statements to the tune of nearly $2 billion. The SEC alleged that the company defrauded investors out of $6 billion dollars due to the fraud. Join us as we do a deep dive into the history behind Waste Management and the fraudulent accounting tactics that massively overstated their earnings for over 5 years.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the history of Waste Management as a company and the evolution of waste and trash management practices in the U.S.
- Recognize the accounting tactics Waste Management used to overstate their earnings.
- Discover controls that could have prevented the fraud from taking place.
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs and accounting/finance professionals.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Matthew Briggson
- Co-Founder
Matthew Briggson is a certified public accountant in the State of Michigan and a co-founder of Encoursa LLC, a technology company offering continuing professional education courses to CPAs and other financial professionals. Before founding Encoursa, Matthew spent time in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Assurance Practice.
NASBA Sponsor
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Live Webinar
Talking Trash: A Deep Dive into the Waste Management Accounting Fraud
by Matthew Briggson from Encoursa
- Jan 23, 2025
- 2:00 PM EST
- Credits: 2.00
$42.00
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