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如何理解泰科Tyco公司并购前让并购标的虚增负债的财务欺诈手段?
美国历史上泰科公司在并购中的财务欺诈行为是很多教科书的案例,不过里面的解释对会计初学者都显得语焉不详。其中一种欺诈手段是要求被收购公司在并表前虚增负债,调减资产。在SEC的一份文件里解释说,虚增负债使得泰科公司能够列报巨额准备,并非法用于支付之后会计期间的当期费用(Overstating acquired liabilities allowedTyco to maintain on its books and records inflated reserves, which Tyco used in future periods toimprove its earnings.),从泰科公司1999年向SEC报备的10-K表格的陈述中我们可以看出,这样的准备一部分是流动负债,一部分是长期负债(“At the beginning ofFiscal 1999, purchase accounting reserves were $505. 6 million as a result ofpurchase accounting transactions made in prior years. During Fiscal 1999, theCompany paid out $354.4 million in cash and incurred $16.3 million in non-cashcharges against the reserves established during and prior to Fiscal 1999. Also inFiscal 1999, the Company determined that $90.0 million of purchase accountingreserves related to acquisitions prior to Fiscal 1999 were not needed andreversed that amount against goodwill. At September 30, 1999, there remained$570.3 million in purchase accounting reserves on the Companyms ConsolidatedBalance sheet, of which $408.0 is included in current liabilities and $162. 3 millionis included in long-term liabilities . The Company expects to pay outapproximately $350.0 million in cash in Fiscal 2000 that will be charged againstthese purchase accounting reserves”)那么问题来了,并表前让被收购公司虚增负债,是如何做到让并表后的泰科公司能够列报这些准备的呢?具体的会计分录是怎么做的?这些准备的性质是什么?资产?负债?还是所有者权益?看到一些帖子说在有了这些准备,将来可以在业绩不好的年份“转出”,看到这个术语,小白一脸懵逼,一般是怎么转出的?谢谢各位大神解疑
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因为并购的价格已经跟交易方谈好的,虚增负债不会影响当期损益,合并后,既然是虚增的负债,所以根本没有相关义务,这后面就可以看企业需求慢慢转出营业外收入也好,冲抵相关费用成本也好。