October 21, 2022

Mattel Inc. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle charges of making material misstatements in its third and fourth quarter 2017 financial statements.  The toy manufacturer was found to have understated its third quarter tax valuation allowance by $109 million and overstated its fourth quarter tax expense by the same amount, resulting in a net loss and net loss per share that was understated by 15% and overstated by 63% respectively.  In connection with this action, the SEC launched an investigation into a former audit partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, Joshua Abrahams, for the audit failure.  SEC

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