COOKING THE BOOKS Definition

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COOKING THE BOOKS is when a company fraudulently misrepresents the financial condition of a company by providing false or misleading information.

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SERVICE CHARGE is an additional charge for a service for which there is already a basic fee; also called service fee.

OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS includes long-term assets not included into the investments, fixed, or intangible assets categories. Those other assets may be that part of prepaid expenses that will start expiring more than a year after the balance sheet date, or the cash surrender value of life insurance on company officers, etc.

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