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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819131803321

Autore

Amat Oriol

Titolo

Detecting accounting fraud before it's too late / / Oriol Amat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2019]

2019

ISBN

1-119-56687-8

1-119-56686-X

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Classificazione

336.9

658.4/73

Disciplina

658.473

Soggetti

Accounting fraud

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Detect accounting fraud before it’s too late Accounting fraud is the deliberate manipulation of accounting records in order to make a company's financial performance seem better or worse than it actually is. Accounting scandals often have catastrophic consequences for shareholders and employees. Thus, analysts and auditors must be equipped to detect accounting fraud. This book is a comprehensive guide to detecting accounting fraud for auditors investigating accounting fraud and analysts/managers seeking to prevent it. A wide variety of warning signs are described, as are several techniques for detecting and addressing fraud. Understand the motivations and warning signs behind accounting fraud Get to know how accounting fraud is done and how to detect it Avoid the losses that often come from accounting fraud Benefit from case studies throughout to that help illustrate the author's points It’s unfortunate that managers, auditors, and analysts must be wary of accounting fraud—but this book equips you with the know-how to detect it before it’s too late.