briefs Inflated assets

Tuesday 19 September 1995 23:02 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Inflated assets

Quoted companies' balance sheets have been inflated by millions of pounds because of the Accounting Standards Board's instructions to treat assets and liabilities of Employee Share Ownership Plans as belonging to the sponsoring company. Similar amounts have been knocked off other companies' reserves because a permanent fall in the share price has reduced the value of their plans' assets, according to a report in the Esop Centre's monthly newslette

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

briefs Inflated assets

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering