Our two traveling accountants, Bob Bean and Bill Counter, were recently on assignment in

Mongolia. They report that the old-guard accounting staff can't stand to write off anything —

fear of being shot for mismanagement — so creative accounting is used:

     Current receivables are for goods delivered but not paid for during the past decade.
 
      Missing inventory becomes a receivables from unknown persons.

    Receivables from defunct companies and murdered Russian mafia members stay on the

books for sentimental reasons.

Interesting stuff, right?