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Accounting Errors Plague Charter

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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Charter Medical Corporation revealed on March 15, 1990 that it had discovered internal accounting errors (underreporting of bad debt, contractual allowances, and expenses) made knowingly by some of the company’s managers. Subsequently, Charter posted a $67 million loss on revenues of $475.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, the company’s largest loss since going private in 1988. The year earlier, the company had a $14.6 million loss on revenue of $397.3 million.</p . . .

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