Author : Benny K. B. Kwok
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780566086212
Accounting irregularities are at the heart of those kinds of frauds that hit financial statements and include misstatement, misclassification as well as misrepresentation. This book provides an in-depth practical reference for those professionals who need to understand, prevent and combat against accounting irregularities in financial statements.
Author : Michael R. Young
Publisher : Aspen Law & Business Publishers
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735526914
An indispensable 'how-to' book on dealing with, and preventing, a professional disaster. It teaches the origins of accounting irregularities, how fraud goes undetected, what to do when problems surface, and how to prevent inconsistencies. All relevant material is covered and includes real-world instances of financial fraud. Includes a practical FREE CD-ROM!
Author : Michael R. Young
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 35,5 MB
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118761634
Step-by-step guidance for board members and executives on preventing and detecting accounting fraud In the wake of highly publicized allegations of accounting irregularities and fraudulent financial reporting that are shaking up today's corporate community, Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection provides a step-by-step guide to how these crises can envelop a company and how to prevent them from happening in the first place. It is written for almost everyone involved: outside directors, audit committee members, senior executives, CFOs, CPAs, in-house lawyers, and outside law firms. Provides a blueprint for Fraud Prevention and Detection for corporate executives Presents step-by-step guidance to corporate boards and C-suite executives on managing the threat of accounting fraud Prepares directors and executives for the possibility of accounting irregularities Answers the question of how accounting fraud starts—and grows With solid strategies for prevention of accounting fraud as well as a process to follow when fraud has been discovered, Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection vividly explores the corporate environment that causes fraud, how it spreads, the kind of crises it can create for a company, and the best ways to deal with it.
Author : Paul M. Clikeman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 35,91 MB
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136224904
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine in 2014! Called to Account takes a broad perspective on how financial frauds have shaped the public accounting profession by focusing on cases of fraud around the globe. Ever entertaining and educational, the book traces the development of the accounting standards and legislation put in place as a direct consequence of these epic scandals. The new edition offers updated chapters on ZZZZ Best and Arthur Andersen, plus new chapters devoted to Parmalat, Satyam, and The Great Recession. Through stories like Barry Minkow’s staged constructions sites and MiniScribe’s fake inventory number generating computer program, "Cook Book", students will learn that fraud is nothing new, and that financial reform is heavily influenced by politics. With discussion questions and a useful chart showing instructors and students how each chapter illustrates the topics covered in other textbooks, Called to Account is the ideal companion for any class in auditing, advanced accounting or forensic accounting.
Author : Michael J. Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119978629
Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals. The book is divided into three parts. In Part A the background and context of creative accounting and fraud is explored. Part B looks at a series of international accounting scandals and Part C draws some themes and implications from the country studies.
Author : Gerard M. Zack
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,27 MB
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470527374
Essential guidance on the new fair value rules for accounting managers, auditors, and fraud investigators Fair Value accounting is emerging as the next prime opportunity for financial statement fraud. Explaining the many complex applications of fair value accounting in the preparation of financial statements, Fair Value Accounting Fraud offers timely guidance on an up-and-coming issue as U.S. and international accounting rules pertaining to the use of fair value accounting continue to change. You'll find discussion of U.S. GAAP and IFRS rules on fair value accounting issues, highlighting the areas most vulnerable to fraud Explanations of 75 categories of fair value accounting fraud schemes Fraud risk checklist that you can put to immediate use Practical detection techniques useful for auditors, investigators and others who rely on financial statements Expert advice from Gerard Zack, CFE, CPA, author of Fraud and Abuse in Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Prevention and Detection Comparing US accounting standards to International Financial Reporting Standards-thereby making this book useful worldwide- Fair Value Accounting Fraud helps you understand the new rules and develop new auditing and investigative techniques to enable you to detect potential fraud.
Author : Howard M. Schilit
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2002-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071423397
Techniques to uncover and avoid accounting frauds and scams Inflated profits . . . Suspicious write-offs . . . Shifted expenses . . . These and other dubious financial maneuvers have taken on a contemporary twist as companies pull out the stops in seeking to satisfy Wall Street. Financial Shenanigans pulls back the curtain on the current climate of accounting fraud. It presents tools that anyone who is potentially affected by misleading business valuationsfrom investors and lenders to managers and auditorscan use to research and read financial reports, and to identify early warning signs of a company's problems. A bestseller in its first edition, Financial Shenanigans has been thoroughly updated for today's marketplace. New chapters, data, and research reveal contemporary "shenanigans" that have been known to fool even veteran researchers.
Author : Gerard M. Zack
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118301552
Valuable guidance for staying one step ahead of financial statement fraud Financial statement fraud is one of the most costly types of fraud and can have a direct financial impact on businesses and individuals, as well as harm investor confidence in the markets. While publications exist on financial statement fraud and roles and responsibilities within companies, there is a need for a practical guide on the different schemes that are used and detection guidance for these schemes. Financial Statement Fraud: Strategies for Detection and Investigation fills that need. Describes every major and emerging type of financial statement fraud, using real-life cases to illustrate the schemes Explains the underlying accounting principles, citing both U.S. GAAP and IFRS that are violated when fraud is perpetrated Provides numerous ratios, red flags, and other techniques useful in detecting financial statement fraud schemes Accompanying website provides full-text copies of documents filed in connection with the cases that are cited as examples in the book, allowing the reader to explore details of each case further Straightforward and insightful, Financial Statement Fraud provides comprehensive coverage on the different ways financial statement fraud is perpetrated, including those that capitalize on the most recent accounting standards developments, such as fair value issues.
Author : Accountant
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 18,18 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Accounting
ISBN :
Author : Simon Grima
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 183867635X
In the 18 chapters in this volume of Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, expert contributors gather together to examine the extent and characteristics of forensic accounting, a field which has been practiced for many years, but is still not internationally regulated yet.
