英文摘要 | Abstract
In the rapidly evolving cultural industry, film and television company M&As have increased, using VAM agreements to mitigate acquirer investment risks via performance promises. Yet, many such companies resort to performance fraud to meet these commitments, employing M&A for capital maneuvers and harming investor rights and market health. This scenario introduces new audit risks, particularly evident in the case study of Beijing Culture Co., Ltd.
Starting from the characteristics of the Media and F&T Entertainment industry,this research explores the content and motivation behind signing VAM agreements during expansionary M&A periods from a macro perspective, analyzing the operational difficulties and audit risks in the Media and F&T Entertainment industry, summarizing the characteristics and mechanisms of audit risks in companies signing VAM agreements. Surrounding the difficulties faced by companies, it discusses the motivations behind signing VAM agreements and how the agreements themselves catalyze risk formation. From a micro perspective, the case of performance fraud by Beijing Culture Co., Ltd. is specifically analyzed, reviewing its behavior of inflating income and goodwill, and disclosing false information during the VAM agreement period. The study integrates modern , signaling theory, and the fraud triangle theory to analyze the case's fraud process. Based on the audit risk model, it analyzes Beijing Culture's audit risks from the levels of significant misstatement risk in financial statements, recognition level, and inspection risk, revealing the formation mechanisms and characteristics of audit risks in film and television companies under VAM agreements.
Based on theoretical analysis and case study, this paper argues that in the context of listed companies in the Media and F&T Entertainment industry signing M&A VAM agreements, the acquired party may engage in fraudulent behaviors such as beautifying goodwill and inflating performance to fulfill commitments to the acquirer, while the acquirer may also have motives to conceal the financial fraud of the acquired party to maintain stock prices. When dealing with such business, certified public accountants should identify potential risks from aspects such as industry characteristics, VAM agreement details, financing and income sources, the divergence between stock prices and excellent financial reports, and the fit between revenue and performance commitments. Attention should also be paid to the integrity of asset existence and the risk of receivable collection. Efforts should be made to improve the quality and efficiency of audit work from multiple aspects. |
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