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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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«accounting»
«maneuver»
Sentences with «accounting maneuver»
- 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. (entrepreneur.com)
- 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. (nytimes.com)
- 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. (nytimes.com)
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