financial irregularities
Bookkeeping gone wrong
Financial irregularities are departures from proper accounting practices or legal requirements in handling money.
The phrase is deliberately vague—a euphemism that covers everything from innocent bookkeeping errors to fraud and embezzlement.
When investigators discover financial irregularities, the finding often precedes more specific charges: The audit revealed financial irregularities spanning several years.
The term lets organizations acknowledge problems without immediately admitting criminality.
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- off the booksUnreported to authorities
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- insider tradingIllegal securities transactions using nonpublic information
- Ponzi schemesFraudulent circular financing operations
wire fraud · money laundering · non-disclosure · cooking the books · kickbacks · bribery · slush fund · tax evasion · identity theft · accounting fraud · creative accounting · shell companies · securities fraud
- tax crimestax fraud, tax evasion, undeclared income, unreported income, hidden income
financial irregularitiesfinancial integrity
Ethical handling of money
financial transparency · good governance · fiduciary responsibility · full disclosure · accountability
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