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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4020648" data-attributes="member: 63706">Show me where I said that reducing expenses is illegal. Maybe it is you who does not understand?In cash accounting, you record expenses when paid out, which I assume is the accounting method UPS uses (haven&#039;t found any info to verify). In the accrual method, expenses are recorded when incurred. Shuffling off expenses from one quarter to the next is not the same as cutting expenses, and, though it may not technically be wrong under cash accounting, it certainly is questionable, and disruptive to operations. It also has the negative effect, as [USER=72509]@Days[/USER] pointed out, of making a rough start for the next quarter.Doing this every once in a while probably won&#039;t be a big deal. But if management gets into the habit of waiting &#039;til the last minute to try to make the books look good, rather than making good decisions throughout the quarter, it can lead to more serious issues. But, if you had read any of my posts after the one you quoted, you would already know all this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4020648, member: 63706"] Show me where I said that reducing expenses is illegal. Maybe it is you who does not understand? In cash accounting, you record expenses when paid out, which I assume is the accounting method UPS uses (haven't found any info to verify). In the accrual method, expenses are recorded when incurred. Shuffling off expenses from one quarter to the next is not the same as cutting expenses, and, though it may not technically be wrong under cash accounting, it certainly is questionable, and disruptive to operations. It also has the negative effect, as [USER=72509]@Days[/USER] pointed out, of making a rough start for the next quarter. Doing this every once in a while probably won't be a big deal. But if management gets into the habit of waiting 'til the last minute to try to make the books look good, rather than making good decisions throughout the quarter, it can lead to more serious issues. But, if you had read any of my posts after the one you quoted, you would already know all this. [/QUOTE]

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