creative accounting
noun [U] (also creative accountancy)Definition
› ACCOUNTING the use of methods of recording financial information about a company, etc. which are legal but which do not show the real situation clearly, usually making the company seem more successful than it really is: The book is a guide for investors on how to spot creative accounting techniques used in annual accounts to flatter profits.
(Definition of creative accounting noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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