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Detecting Accounting Fraud Before It's Too Late

  • ITEM SKU
    7755
  • CPE Hours
    6
  • Full Course Price
    $54.50
Exam Questions: 30
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 218 | Content: 176, Supplemental: 42
NASBA Area of Study: Auditing
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 7755B

This course offers a comprehensive guide to corporate fraud and manipulation. It is filled with facts, insights, and helpful suggestions for understanding and preventing corporate malfeasance before it takes hold in an organization. It contains an exploration of the warning signs that accounting fraud may be taking place and details some proven techniques for identifying, preventing, and addressing fraud. You'll find descriptions of both legal and illegal practices, as well as explanations of the role corporate governance plays in mitigating these fraudulent practices. PLEASE NOTE: Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Fraud and Accounting Manipulations
  • Accounting Fraud: An Ancient Practice
  • Problems with Legislation and Those Involved in the Financial Information
  • Why are Accounts Manipulated?
  • Legal Accounting Manipulations
  • Illegal Accounting Manipulations
  • Ethical Considerations and Economic Consequences of Manipulations
  • Personal Warning Signs
  • Organizational Warning Signs and Nonfinancial Indicators
  • Warning Signs in the Accounts
  • Some Suggestions to Improve the Current Situation
Objectives
  • To recognize different types of business fraud
  • To recognize how fraud has been a part of history
  • To identify the institutions involved with regulating accounting standards
  • To recognize the components that can lead to fraud
  • To identify factors involved in legal manipulations
  • To recognize where and when illegal accounting can occur
  • To recognize the consequences for those involved with committing fraud
  • To recognize the clear warning signs of fraud
  • To identify the motives behind corporate fraud
  • To recognize the warning signs of fraud on an income statement
  • To identify some suggested regulations that could curb accounting fraud

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