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Opinion shopping

Attempts by a corporation to attain reporting objectives by following questionable accounting principles, with the help of an auditor willing to sanction the practices. Prohibited by the SEC.

Opinion Shopping

The act or practice of a company looking for an auditor who is likely to give an undeservedly good report on that company's financial health. The company may opinion shop for an auditor with unscrupulous ethics or perhaps who is simply not very good. Opinion shopping is illegal and as a result some analysts raise questions when a company suddenly changes its auditor.

opinion shopping

The search for an accounting firm that will provide the desired opinion for a financial statement. Firms sometimes opinion shop when their current auditors consider their accounting practices questionable or unacceptable. Investors should spend extra time investigating firms that have recently changed auditors.

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No references found	When first addressed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a means to curtail opinion shopping, Form 8-K filings were required only when there was a disagreement between a company and its auditors. Is it time to revise 8-K rules on auditor changes? Announcing an ... by Fusco, Cono / Financial Executive Matt Howell, Deloitte's technical partner, says his firm would not get involved in opinion shopping, and it is already implementing IAS 29 where applicable. RUSSIA - Feb. 5 - 'Big Five' Audit Firm Split On Standard by APS Diplomat Recorder Further, it may be easier for lenders to go opinion shopping for another appraiser if the desired value change is small, as conservative assumptions are more easily justifiable than a large value change. How client pressure affects the appraisal of residential property by Worzala, Elaine M.; Lenk, Margarita M.; Kinnard, William N., Jr. / Appraisal Journal	Operating Profit Margin Operating Rate Operating Ratio Operating Ratios Operating Revenue Operating Risk Operating Statement operating statements Operating Unit operation de sauvetage Operation financiere Operation Iraqi Freedom operation of law Operational Audit Operationally efficient market Operations Department Operations research Operator Operazione di copertura Operazioni a termine OPEX Opinion Opinion del asesor Opinion legal opinion of title Opinion Shopping Opinione tranne per OPM Oporto opportunistic investment strategy Opportunities and Risks opportunity cost Opportunity Cost of Capital Opportunity Costs Opportunity Line Opportunity Set Optimal Contract Optimal Portfolio Optimal redemption provision Optimization Optimization approach to indexing Optimized Portfolio as Listed Securities Optimum Capacity Optimum Leverage Ratio option Option Account Option Adjusted Spread Option Agreement Option Chain option contract Option Cycle	Opinion of the public Opinion of the public Opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama, August 30, 1962 Opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama, August 30, 1962 Opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama, August 30, 1962 Opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama, August 30, 1962 Opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama, August 30, 1962 Opinion of the Supreme Court of Arizona, April 22, 1965 Opinion of the Supreme Court, January 22, 1973 Opinion of the Supreme Court, March 9, 1964 Opinion of the Supreme Court, May 17, 1954 Opinion of the Supreme Court, May 31, 1955 Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, June 13, 1966 Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, June 26, 2003 opinion of title Opinion of U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, June 17, 1970 Opinion of U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, June 17, 1970 Opinion of U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, June 17, 1970 Opinion of U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, June 17, 1970 Opinion of U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, June 17, 1970 Opinion piece Opinion piece opinion poll opinion poll Opinion polling Opinion polls opinion pollster Opinion Research Corporation Opinion Research Corporation International Opinion Research Data Services Opinion Shopping Opinion Stated As Fact Opinion, Attitude, and Interest Survey Opinion, Shape, Age, Color, Origin, and Material Opinionable Opinionate opinionated opinionated Opinionated about Dining opinionatedly opinionatedly opinionatedness opinionatedness Opinionately Opinionatist opinionative opinionative opinionatively opinionatively opinionativeness Opinionator Opinione tranne per Opinioned Opinioned Opinioned Opinioned Opinioned Opinioned Opinionist Opinionist Opinions

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When first addressed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a means to curtail opinion shopping, Form 8-K filings were required only when there was a disagreement between a company and its auditors.

Is it time to revise 8-K rules on auditor changes? Announcing an ... by Fusco, Cono / Financial Executive

Matt Howell, Deloitte's technical partner, says his firm would not get involved in opinion shopping, and it is already implementing IAS 29 where applicable.

RUSSIA - Feb. 5 - 'Big Five' Audit Firm Split On Standard by APS Diplomat Recorder

Further, it may be easier for lenders to go opinion shopping for another appraiser if the desired value change is small, as conservative assumptions are more easily justifiable than a large value change.

How client pressure affects the appraisal of residential property by Worzala, Elaine M.; Lenk, Margarita M.; Kinnard, William N., Jr. / Appraisal Journal

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