2004 Annual Review of Financial Reporting Matters - Huron ...
2004 Annual Review of Financial Reporting Matters - Huron ...
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Industry Analysis<br />
Consistent with prior years, <strong>Huron</strong> has<br />
tracked restatement issues by industry.<br />
The industry breakdown is based on the<br />
U.S. Government Standard Industrial<br />
Classification (SIC) codes that a registrant<br />
must indicate on its financial restatement.<br />
Over the past five years, the following four<br />
industries have experienced the greatest<br />
number <strong>of</strong> restatements:<br />
• Manufacturing;<br />
• Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate;<br />
• Transportation, Communications,<br />
Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services; and<br />
• S<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
The following charts illustrate the<br />
breakdown <strong>of</strong> accounting issues<br />
underlying restatements in <strong>2004</strong>, as well<br />
as the number <strong>of</strong> restatements in each<br />
industry over the past five years.