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| 1. ''Law - criminal law - UK.''
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| False accounting is a criminal offence of dishonestly falsifying accounts or related documents knowing or suspecting them to be false or misleading, for the purpose of personal gain or of causing loss to another.
| | Investment management and wealth management services usually including holding assets as a trustee or in a similar capacity. |
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| False accounting can also include destroying or hiding accounts or related documents.
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| :<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''If you are accused of false accounting'''''</span>
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| :"These can be very complex cases, expert examination of the records is often required.
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| :Often people are accused of this when in reality they are guilty of nothing more than bad book keeping...
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| :The prosecution have to show that you were dishonest.
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| :It is therefore a defence to say that despite the actions you were not dishonest."
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| :''Forrest Williams Legal Ltd.''
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| 2. ''Law - criminal law.''
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| Similar criminal offences in other legal jurisdictions.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Accounting]] | | * [[Fiduciary ]] |
| * [[Accounting standards]] | | * [[Principal]] |
| * [[Audit]] | | * [[Private banking]] |
| * [[Auditors’ report]] | | * [[Trustees]] |
| * [[Book keeping]] | | * [[Wealth management]] |
| * [[Contract]]
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| * [[Criminal law]]
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| * [[Disclosure]]
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| * [[Factual misstatement]]
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| * [[Financial reporting]]
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| * [[Fraud]]
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| * [[Fraudulent misrepresentation]]
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| * [[Fraudulent trading]]
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| * [[Innocent misrepresentation]]
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| * [[Judgmental misstatement]]
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| * [[Jurisdiction]]
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| * [[Law]]
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| * [[Material]]
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| * [[Misrepresentation]]
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| * [[Misstatement]]
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| * [[Negligent misrepresentation]]
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| * [[Negligent misstatement]]
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| * [[Qualified audit report]]
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| * [[Unqualified audit report]]
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| * [[Window-dressing]]
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| [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
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| [[Category:The_business_context]] | | [[Category:The_business_context]] |
