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Accountant's Guide to Fraud Detection and Control
Howard R. Davia
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Description for Accountant's Guide to Fraud Detection and Control
Hardcover. The US Chamber of Commerce estimates that the cost of employee and management fraud exceeds $100 billion annually. In most cases, fraud is discovered completely by accident, the perpetrator does not get convicted, and the losses are not recovered. The authors estimate that only about 20% of all fraud gets discovered at all. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVC; KFCM; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
From internal control structures that are not fraud-specific toinsufficient communication in the fraud discovery-to-investigationand conviction process, fraudulent activity is a widespread fact oflife in the business world. Historically, the corporate tendencyhas been to react to fraud after the fact, rather than to beproactive in its prevention. And in most cases, blame is directedat accountants and auditors. Unfortunately, these officers arerarely provided with the resources, proper training, and commitmentfrom top management that are essential to effective fraud detectionand control. The Accountant s Guide to Fraud Detection and Controloffers comprehensive direction for this largely unchartedarea.
Two types of fraud are addressed ... Read more
From internal control structures that are not fraud-specific toinsufficient communication in the fraud discovery-to-investigationand conviction process, fraudulent activity is a widespread fact oflife in the business world. Historically, the corporate tendencyhas been to react to fraud after the fact, rather than to beproactive in its prevention. And in most cases, blame is directedat accountants and auditors. Unfortunately, these officers arerarely provided with the resources, proper training, and commitmentfrom top management that are essential to effective fraud detectionand control. The Accountant s Guide to Fraud Detection and Controloffers comprehensive direction for this largely unchartedarea.
Two types of fraud are addressed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471353782
SKU
V9780471353782
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About Howard R. Davia
Howard R. Davia, CPA, has over 30 years of experience ingovernment, industry, and public accounting. He was president andcofounder of Executive Education Series, Inc., and has taught andlectured widely on the subject of fraud detection andcontrol. Patrick C. Coggins, PhD, is the Dupont Endowed Chair Professor atStetson University and holds JD and PhD degrees in Administrationand Adult ... Read more
Reviews for Accountant's Guide to Fraud Detection and Control
"...I opened this book with anticipation and it did not disappoint! I found the book well presented and easy to read. It certainly provides plenty of food for thought."(Accounting Technician, August 2000)