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The Detection and Prevention of Corporate Fraud
Course #MC001 8 Hrs. CPE Credit
About the Author:
Colleen Neuharth McClain is a certified public accountant (CPA) practicing in the fields of financial accounting and controllership as a sole proprietor. She is a graduate of the University of Texas and has served for more than 15 years as a controller for various organizations; small and large, public and private, domestic and international. She is now sharing her knowledge and experiences with other accountants through writing continuing education material and exam questions.
Colleen has written and reviewed hundreds of exam questions for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) over the past 5 years which are intended to appear in the database of potential CPA exam items.
She is also currently writing for the AICPA and various other continuing education sponsors in the hopes of helping to educate her fellow CPA’s in the field of financial accounting. Colleen has written approximately 20 courses over the past three years on everything from how to open a home office to the appropriate way to account for equity based compensation.
Colleen has also just had published her 12 hour seminar regarding the recent changes to the Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Divisions’ Fair Labor Standards Act.
This course is included in our Mega CPE Special
Delivery Method: Self-Study. Make your purchase through our secure shopping cart. Once your purchase is completed, you will receive an e-mail with course access instructions.
Format: Online pdf text (Printed book available for addl. $20.00 plus s/h.)
Prerequisites: None
Level: Basic
CPE Credit: 8 Hrs. Auditing
Price without printed book: $99
Price with printed book: $119 plus s/h
Course expiration: You have one year from date of purchase to complete the course.
Objectives:
• Learn the definition of corporate fraud as defined by the agencies who are working diligently to prevent its occurrence.
• Review some of the national statistics regarding corporate fraud in the United States.
• Understand the general characteristics of the people who are most likely to commit fraud and how to better identify them as well as the most common types of fraudulent activities which are occurring in corporations today.
• Comprehend the various types of schemes used to perpetrate misstatements on the financial statements.
• Acquire an understanding of the various types of schemes used to perpetrate the misappropriation of assets.
• Learn the details surrounding the most recent cases of reported corporate fraud.
• Be familiar with the general corporate fraud related terminology and know where you can report corporate fraud and locate additional resources for further information regarding fraud.
Course Description: In July 2002, President Bush formed a task force comprised of senior executives from various federal agencies to address the barrage of corporate fraud cases that surfaced in the wake of the Enron scandal. As the primary agency investigating corporate fraud, the FBI has focused its efforts on cases which involve accounting schemes, self-dealing by corporate employees, and obstruction of justice to conceal fraudulent activities from criminal and regulatory authorities.
This course will begin by reviewing the efforts being made by the President of the United States and several other federal corporate crime busting governmental bodies within the United States to prevent fraud. In addition you will be provided with some statistics regarding corporate fraud.
Next, you will be introduced to some of the common characteristics of individuals who are most likely to commit fraud and some steps that you can take to identify them.
Subsequently this course will identify the most frequently occurring types of corporate fraud and point out some processes and procedures which can be put into place in order to prevent these types of fraud from taking place.
Finally, you will be provided with several case studies which will include the type of fraud which was committed and the punishment for the act.
Course Registration:
Course #MC001 ONLINE
$99
Course #MC001b Including Printed Book
$119.00
No extra charge for online exam
Course #MC001 BOOK ONLY
$20.00
Order the book only:
-If you do not need CPE credit but are looking for excellent reference material.
-If you have already ordered the online course or the Mega CPE Special and now want to order the printed book. (No CPE credit is available if you have not ordered the complete course).
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