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Analysis of Asset Valuation Measurement Methods in the Perspective of Forensic Accounting—A Case Study of Financial Fraud in Enron Corporation, USA

Weijia Liu, Zhixin Chen

Abstract


Judicial forensic accounting, as one of the types of forensic accounting, aims to identify specific financial accounting facts related
to litigation cases. In the issue of asset valuation, the measurement method of asset valuation is an essential aspect that cannot be ignored.
The choice of measurement methods played a significant role in the shocking Enron financial fraud case, a former energy giant in the United
States. Taking the Enron financial fraud case as an example, this paper analyzes the issue of asset valuation measurement methods under the
perspective of judicial forensic accounting to provide references for asset valuation identification.

Keywords


Judicial Accounting; Identification; Asset Valuation; Measurement

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/fm.v9i3.12774

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