creative accounting

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The last time such a gap appeared was in the late 1990s, an era of much creative accounting.
上次這種差距出現是在1990年代末期，那個多種創造性會計方式出現的年代。
There was also some creative accounting, as government loans were channelled through the National Development Bank (BNDES) to keep them off the books.
還有一些創造性的行爲，例如政府貸款通過國家發展銀行（BNDES）引導，保持不入賬。
Despite strong tax receipts, the government will balance its books this year thanks only to the sale of oil concessions and some creative accounting.
今年巴西政府雖然課稅不少，但要不是賣掉了石油開採權，再加上作了點兒假賬還是很難達到收支平衡的。

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ways of explaining how money has been spent, that hide what has really happened to it

Creative accounting is when companies present or organize their accounts in such a way that they gain money for themselves or give a false impression of their profits.