Forensics Journal - Stevenson University 2015 | Page 8

STEVENSON UNIVERSITY Regulations for Off-Balance-Sheet Financing Produce Risky Financial Statements Crystal Abraham Is it true that off-balance-sheet financing creates financial reporting discrepancies due to the failure of appropriate and comprehensive regulations? As permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accounting methods are devised to allow corporations the financial powe ȁѼ