Research instances of unethical accountancy activities, including possible consequences to individuals and the economy.

Research should cite examples of unethical accountancy activities and their ramifications, such as

• recording revenue too soon
• recording revenue of questionable quality
• recording bogus revenue
• boosting income with one-time gains
• shifting current expenses to a later or earlier period
• failing to record or improperly reducing liabilities
• shifting current revenue to a later period
• shifting future expenses to the current period as a special charge.