The Whip Cancer Walk: A case of real earnings management in the nonprofit sector

By Daniel Gordon Neely and Daniel Tinkelman

Journal of Accounting Education, Volume 31, Issue 3

2013

Setting: Nonprofit

Activity Type: Case

Program Type:
  • Major

Level:
  • Advanced

Course:
  • Government

Ignatian Pedagogy Element:
  • Action
  • Context
  • Evaluation
  • Experience

Students consider how the accounting for fundraising walks affects financial numbers, the rating received from Charity Navigator and passing the Better Business Bureau’s standards for accountability.