Fraud and the Forensic Accountant: Tackling Fraud from Start to Finish

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Most CPAs – both internal and external – have an obligation to prevent or detect fraud, whether following SAS 99 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or meeting your company’s internal fraud prevention expectations. Recent headlines are highlighting the urgent need for well trained fraud and forensic accountants. Getting a firm grasp on the complex role of the fraud and forensic accountant, however, can easily become overwhelming because of its breadth. This course tackles this challenge head on by providing a “soup to nuts” look at the fraud and forensic accountant’s world. It provides real world guidance to help CPAs handle this challenging role.

• Create a fraud policy and an anti-fraud environment
• Identify and assess key fraud exposure areas
• Develop key audit program steps
• Examine common fraud indicators and symptoms
• Spot red flags for misappropriation schemes and fraudulent financial statements
• Extract information from potential fraudsters
• Use public records and business documents
• Develop forensic approaches when there is no paper trail
• Prepare for deposition phase and witness stand

Prerequisite: Financial background with accounting systems knowledge

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