The phrase
"accounting maneuver" refers to a deliberate action or strategy used by individuals or companies to manipulate their financial records in order to achieve a certain outcome, such as reducing tax liability or presenting a better financial picture. It can involve tactics such as creative accounting techniques or restructuring transactions to alter the perception of financial performance.
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He also told me, and not for the last time, that he was impressed that a brand - new columnist for the local newspaper had the moxie to focus on this dull but
important accounting maneuver.
In an attempt to deter Soviet influence in the Middle East in the 1950s, the State Department backed a Saudi
Arabian accounting maneuver that reclassified the royalties charged by foreign governments to American oil drillers.
In a pre-emptive move
against accounting maneuvers in high - tax states such as New York and California, the bill prohibits taxpayers from prepaying next year's state and local income taxes, in order to deduct them from 2017 taxes.
As reported by The Politico (via CBS News), Clinton will likely explore a variety
of accounting maneuvers — some never before tried in presidential politics — to repay the debt without running afoul of campaign finance laws.
And taxpayers in nine school districts will pay more in local taxes through
an accounting maneuver on desegregation programs, including a $ 16.7 million shift to homeowners in TUSD.