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SEC complaint against Xerox Corporation

The SEC complaint alleging that Xerox accelerated equipment revenue and used other accounting actions to distort 1997 2000 performance.

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Publisher
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Standing
Primary authority
Version
Civil complaint filed with consent settlement
Relevant parts
Paragraphs 1-2; lease revenue allocation and acceleration allegations
Currency
current · checked Aug 7, 2026

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Xerox is useful because a lease bundles different economic components and periods. The case asks which amount belongs to equipment revenue now and which belongs to later service or financing—not whether total contract cash can be made larger by changing the allocation.