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FRAUD EXAMINATION ALBRECHT, ALBRECHT, & ALBRECHT. Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud. CHAPTER 5. Learning Objectives. Understand how symptoms help in the detection of fraud. Recognize and understand accounting symptoms of fraud. Identify internal controls that help detect fraud.
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FRAUD EXAMINATIONALBRECHT, ALBRECHT, & ALBRECHT Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud CHAPTER 5
Learning Objectives • Understand how symptoms help in the detection of fraud. • Recognize and understand accounting symptoms of fraud. • Identify internal controls that help detect fraud. • Identify and understand analytical symptoms of fraud.
Learning Objectives • Realize how lifestyle changes help detect fraud. • See how behavioral symptoms help detect fraud. • Recognize the importance of tips and complaints as fraud symptoms.
Discuss the Inaccuracies of Ledgers • Define a Ledger • How do you prove the accuracy of a ledger? • What symptoms relate to control accounts?
Discuss Questionable Financial Statement Relationships. Explain.
Tips & Complaints Term Match Steps Taken by Perpetrator to Hide the Fraud Theft Converting Stolen Assets to Cash & Spending the Cash Concealment Actually Taking Cash, Inventory, Information or Other Assets Conversion
Discuss Why More Frauds Are Discovered through Tips & Complaints?
Match Terms Accounting Anomalies Weaknesses in control environment, accounting system or control activities Analytical Anomalies Theft, Concealment, Conversion Elements of Fraud Relationships, procedures or events don’t make sense Internal Control Weakness Inaccuracies in journal entries, ledger, etc.