Since the responsibility of detecting and preventing fraud now falls heavily on the accounting profession, the accountant needs this practical and complete tool for dealing with real and potential fraud. Helps accountants develop an investigative eye toward both internal and external fraud and provides information on how to cope with it when discovered. Preventive measures for avoiding fraud are also discussed. Contains forms, checklists and thoroughly tested material. Updates will include recent cases, new developments and new practice aids.

The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime, 1994 Supplement

Business & Money

Wells, Joseph T.

Bologna, G. Jack

Lindquist, Robert J.

Accounting

wiley

The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime, 1995 Cumulative Supplement

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

A superb resource for the investigation, detection, documentation, and prevention of fraud 
FRAUD AUDITING AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING New Tools and Techniques Second Edition This new edition of a highly regarded book gives accounting professionals both an in-depth analysis of fraud and the latest tools, techniques, and methods of fraud auditing and investigative accounting. Written by recognized experts in the field, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting offers authoritative information on: <ul>
<li>The detection of fraud committed by managers, employees, vendors, and customers within different accounting systems</li> <li>Computer-related fraud and where it is most likely to occur</li> <li>How to conduct a fraud investigation</li> <li>The role of the auditor as expert witness</li> <li>Documenting fraud, preparing evidence, and much more</li> </ul>
Enriched by real-world case studies, important legal materials, chronologies of recent white-collar crimes, and a detailed bibliography, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting is a resource no practicing professional will want to be without. FRAUD AUDITING AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING New Tools and Techniques Second Edition Fraud, in the words of the authors, is no simple vice. Recent years have seen it grow both in size and complexity, to the point where some estimates place losses due to fraud at well over $100 billion a year. And, with the increasing complexity of financial structures and the intensity of business competition, fraud has become harder to detect and more tempting to commit. Since much of the responsibility for detecting fraud has been assumed by the accounting profession, accountants need to learn how to recognize its signs and investigate it. Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Second Edition focuses on the investigation, detection, documentation, and prevention of accounting frauds, stock frauds, and employee theft and embezzlement. Written by recognized experts in the field of white-collar crime, this comprehensive book provides an incisive, in-depth analysis of how fraud occurs within an organization and explains the latest techniques for fighting it. The authors have brought together up-to-date material to show practicing professionals how to: <ul>
<li>Recognize the characteristics of organizations in which fraud is likely to occur</li> <li>Detect and deter accounting fraud, using the most recently developed techniques</li> <li>Conduct an efficient, systematic fraud investigation</li> <li>Use the latest methods for documenting fraud and preparing evidence—and much more</li> </ul>
In addition, this timely, authoritative book presents new case studies, drawn from a wide variety of actual incidents, that demonstrate industry-tested methods for dealing with fraud.

Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting: New Tools and Techniques

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime, 1996 Cumulative Supplement

The first book to examine information technology specifically from an accountant's point of view. As corporations start to reengineer themselves, this book will keep pace with the fast-changing developments in IT. Includes discussion of spreadsheets and financial modeling, artificial intelligence, office automation and information centers, telecommunications, networking, etc.

The Accountant's Handbook of Information Technology

Walsh, Anthony M.

Management & Leadership

INCREASE THE LIFE SPAN OF YOUR SMALL BUSINESS The average small business has a life span of about five years, and inadequate internal controls are the main cause of failure. Cyber fraud, the leading culprit today in internal criminal activity, occurs when advanced technologies are used to steal money or property. The majority of such crimes occur in-house, and the lack of sufficient capital and technological resources committed to protecting company assets makes small businesses especially vulnerable. Awareness of the dangers of internal theft by computer, illegal access to information systems, credit card fraud, and Internet scams is integral-especially as auditors, business owners, and managers are increasingly held responsible for negligence. Providing critical guidance on what auditors and businesses can do to better prevent and detect the growing number of occurrences of cyber fraud, the information in this one-of-a-kind manual: * Protects outside auditors by supplying the knowledge to ensure they meet their responsibilities * Protects small business owners by providing them with the necessary tools to meet due diligence requirements in cyber fraud prevention * Focuses on the key areas of vulnerability Take the first step in protecting your company-and your future-with Avoiding Cyber Fraud in Small Businesses, the only book committed to helping you keep your small business free of computer crime.

Avoiding Cyber Fraud in Small Businesses: What Auditors and Owners Need to Know

Shaw, Paul

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime

Details the investigation, detection, documentation, and prevention of accounting frauds, stock frauds, and employee theft and embezzlement. The authors, noted authorities in the field, deliver an incisive, in-depth treatment that merges an analysis of the organizational environment with the requisite auditing and investigative tools. Tells how to detect and deter fraud in books of account; the characteristics of organizations in which fraud is likely to occur; accounting, audit, and investigative techniques; and methods for documenting fraud and preparing evidence. A final section demonstrates how the theories, rules and procedures discussed can be applied in a variety of real-world cases.

Economics

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