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Detecting Fraud in Financial Statements

  • ITEM SKU
    7170
  • CPE Hours
    4
  • Full Course Price
    $44.50
Exam Questions: 20
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 114 | Content: 102, Supplemental: 12
NASBA Area of Study: Auditing
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 7170E

This course explores different methods of detecting and investigating fraud in any organization. It provides the knowledge necessary to identify where financial statement fraud happens, when to expect it, and how to detect it. It includes a wide range of detection tools, from the simplest of ratios to complex analyses and tests. PLEASE NOTE: Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Disclosure Fraud
  • Detecting Financial Statement Fraud
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Ratio Analysis
  • Other Detection Procedures
  • Fraud or Honest Mistake?
  • Assessing (or Minimizing) Auditor Liability
  • Financial Statement Fraud Indicators
Objectives
  • To recall various types of disclosure fraud
  • To identify methods for detecting financial statement fraud
  • To recall techniques to detect fraud
  • To recognize various ratio analysis tools
  • To identify various detection procedures for financial statement fraud
  • To recognize characteristics of fraud and an honest mistake
  • To identify audit techniques for identifying financial statement fraud
  • To recognize various asset-based, revenue-based, and expense/liability-based fraudulent schemes

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