Ebook: Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection: Governance and Effective Practices

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.

Content:
Chapter 1 The Origin of Financial Fraud (pages 1–18):
Chapter 2 The Path to Corruption (pages 19–38):
Chapter 3 From Treadway to Sarbanes‐Oxley (pages 39–58):
Chapter 4 The Sarbanes‐Oxley Act (pages 59–80):
Chapter 5 The Audit Committee (pages 81–119):
Chapter 6 In the Crosshairs: The Chief Executive Offi cer (pages 121–129):
Chapter 7 Detection and Its Aftermath (pages 131–147):
Chapter 8 Investigating Financial Fraud: Objectives and Approach (pages 149–160):
Chapter 9 Finding the False Numbers (pages 161–173):
Chapter 10 Getting a New Audit Report on the Financial Statements (pages 175–201):
Chapter 11 The Securities and Exchange Commission (pages 203–222):
Chapter 12 Criminal Investigations (pages 223–244):
Chapter 13 Class Action Lawsuits (pages 245–261):
Chapter 14 The Future of Financial Reporting (pages 263–277):

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"Step-by-step guidance for board members and executives on preventing and detecting accounting fraudIn 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"--  Read more...