UPS因會計問題被罰4500萬美元!



UPS同SEC達成和解 需支付4500萬美元罰款

美國證券交易委員會(SEC)宣布,聯合包裹服務公司(UPS)同意支付4500萬美元的罰款,以解決該公司因未遵循一般公認會計原則(GAAP)而對其收益作出重大錯誤陳述的指控。這起和解涉及UPS在評估其UPS Freight業務部門的價值時出現的問題。

根據SEC的命令,UPS在2019年評估其UPS Freight部門(專注於小於卡車裝載的貨運)時,認為該部門的銷售價格不會超過大約6.5億美元。然而,UPS卻忽視了這一內部估值,依賴一名外部顧問提供的高達20億美元的膨脹估值,而該顧問並未獲得進行公正評估所需的信息。因此,UPS在該年度並未記錄商譽減值,這本應會顯著降低其報告的收益。

類似地,在2020年,UPS與另一方達成了一項初步協議,計劃以8億美元的價格出售該Freight部門,該價格預計會隨後調整而下降。儘管如此,UPS再次使用顧問的過高估值,以此作為不減少商譽的理由,結果導致其收益及其他財務指標的重大高估。

SEC副主任梅麗莎·霍奇曼強調,準確的商譽評估對投資者至關重要,並指出UPS反覆未能遵循這些標準,忽視了自身的銷售價格估計,而偏向不可靠的第三方估值。

根據SEC的命令,UPS違反了證券法和交易法的多個條款,包括有關報告、帳簿和記錄、內部會計控制和披露控制的規定。雖然UPS並未承認或否認這些發現,但該公司已同意停止未來的違規行為,為某些員工提供培訓,並聘請獨立合規顧問審查並建議改進公司的評價和披露實踐。

這一事件突顯了企業在會計透明度和合規性方面的重要性,特別是在當今競爭激烈的市場環境中。UPS的情況顯示,依賴不準確的外部評估可能會導致嚴重的財務後果,影響股東和投資者的信心。企業不應僅僅依賴外部顧問的評估,而是應該建立內部控制機制,以確保財務報告的準確性和透明度,這樣才能更好地保護投資者的利益及公司聲譽。

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