Creative accounting

The aim of the bachelor thesis is a description of creative accounting. Starting with an explanation of basic functions of financial accounting, its users, main principles and regulations in the Czech Republic, the thesis continues with defining the main topic, creative accounting. Then the motive behind these fraudulent acts is described together with an offender, his motivation and demotivation. The most frequent techniques of creative accounting as well as prevention are included and detailed in the next part. The thesis also works with the term fraud and explains its influence on financial accounting. Lastly, specific companies practising creative accounting are analyzed