Accounting/Finance Lessons of Enron : A Case Study

There is a great deal of confusion regarding the factors that led to Enron's collapse. This important book addresses this problem by providing a coherent explanation of the accounting and finance problems associated with the collapse. The Skilling-Lay trial, as it is related to accounting or finance issues, is critically described as well. Through its well-balanced take on events surrounding the trial, the book therefore enables readers to analyze the validity of the arguments offered by the U.S. attorneys.Contents: The Enron Success and Failure; Enron as of 31 December 2000; First Six Months of 2001: Before the Storm; Sherron Watkins' Letter to Kenneth L. Lay; The Clouds Burst; The 100-Year Flood; JEDI and Chewco: Not the Movie; LJM1 and Rhythms; LJM2 and Raptors I and III; LJM2 and Raptors II and IV; Other Transactions; The Collapse; The Indictment of Lay and Skilling; The Trial; A Slice of the Skilling-Lay Trial; The Skilling-Lay Trial: Fair or Foul?; Mark to Market Accounting: Feeding the Growth Requirement; Concluding Observations.Readership: Students and academics in accounting, finance, law and banking; accountants, lawyers, board members and finance people, and general public