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Red Flags for Financial Reporting Fraud How to Investigate if you must or How to stay out of jail
WARNING ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learning Objectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Financial Reporting Fraud ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Common Schemes ,[object Object]
Common Schemes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Timing Differences/ Earnings Management ,[object Object]
Timing Difference/Earnings Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Timing Differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Identifying the Key Red Flags ,[object Object],[object Object]
Situational Red Flags ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red Flags to Timing Differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red Flags to Timing Differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
False Revenues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red Flags to False Revenues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Concealed Liabilities and Expenses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Concealed Liabilities & Expenses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red Flags for Expense Concealment or Liability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Improper Asset Valuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Accounts Receivable ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fixed Assets ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red Flags for Asset Inflation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Improper Disclosures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Overall Red Flags ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Overall Red Flags ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The path of resistance…. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Interviews ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Interviews ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation ,[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation ,[object Object],[object Object]
Human Response ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study - HEALTHSOUTH ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study - MCI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Costs of Fraud ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Human Costs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Human Costs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Human Costs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What to Do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What to Do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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