Toshiba to face $60 mln fine over profit overstating scandalDecember 7, 2015 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Troubled Japanese tech giant Toshiba could face a record fine of $60 million for its multi-billion dollar accounting scandal, BBC News reports. The fine was recommended by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) to the Financial Services Agency, which imposes penalties for such violations. It stems from the company overstating its profits by $1.3bln over seven years. The proposed fine would be the largest in Japan for accounting violations, according to the BBC. It exceeds the 1.6bln yen fine on industrial conglomerate IHI in 2008 for similar violations. The fine still needs to be approved by the Financial Services Agency, but it tends to back the SESC's recommendations. The move was widely expected after Toshiba said it had put aside 8.4bn yen to pay for potential fines. The recommendation also comes on the same day as a lawsuit by 50 individual shareholders, who are seeking $2.45m in damages from Toshiba after its stock plunged following the accounting scandal, BBC says. The lawsuit filed in Toyko was against the firm itself, along with three former chief executives and two finance chiefs. In July, its chief executive, president and six other high-level executives resigned from the company over the scheme to inflate profits over several years. The company's stock has plunged more than 40% since April, when reports of irregularities in its accounting practices began to surface. In its latest earnings report in September, the electronics maker posted a net loss in the first quarter and its sales fell to their lowest level in two-and-a-half years. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |