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title: "Accounting Manipulation: Cooking the Books - Transparently.AI"
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# [Accounting Manipulation: Cooking the Books - Transparently.AI](https://live.transparently.ai/blog/accounting-manipulation-cooking-the-books)

 Written by [Hamish Macalister](https://live.transparently.ai/blog/author/hamish-macalister) | Dec 20, 2022 7:14:34 AM

Email: [hamish@transparently.ai](mailto:hamish@transparently.ai)

**Accounting manipulation** is especially acute when companies are stressed…which is one reason why we are seeing so many **[scandals](https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/accounting/top-accounting-scandals/)** now. And with the macro backdrop the way it is, there will be many more over the next 12 months. Contact us at [info@transparently.ai](mailto:info@transparently.ai) or visit [https://transparently.ai](https://transparently.ai/) to find out how to identify those companies before they hit your portfolio.

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