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Surgent's Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till (DRF4)

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Date/Time:
Jul 26, 2019, 9:00am–12:30pm
Developer:
SURGENT MCCOY SELF-STUDY CPE, LLC
Level:
Basic
Our focus is to reduce the overall risk of fraud. To that end, this course focuses on what factors contribute to turning honest employees into schemers.  We also explore the darknet and cryptocurrency fraud.

Objective

  • Understand the prevalence of fraud
  • Realize how organizations may cause fraud without realizing it
  • Comprehend the cost of fraud
  • See how the new COSO Framework for Internal Control focuses on fraud
  • Understand that there are many layers in fraud defense

Highlights

  • Fraud's cost: ACFE's Report to the Nations; Ancillary costs
  • Current economy: Microeconomics; Analyses
  • COSO's Internal Control Framework: Principle #1 - Integrity/Ethics; Principle #8 - Fraud Risk Assessment
  • Power of morale: Shrink the fraud triangle; Motivation
  • Why good folks go bad: What studies indicate; Five interesting findings; Red flags

Designed For

CPAs in public practice and industry who wish to educate clients or colleagues on how to better prevent fraud from occurring at the source - would-be fraudsters

Prerequisite

None

Advanced Preparation

None
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