Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts

Name: Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts
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ISBN: 9780471463245

ISBN-10: 0471463248

ISBN-13: 9780471463245

Edition: 2004

Authors: Howard Silverstone, Michael Sheetz

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A thorough guide to forensic accounting and investigation for the non-expert Here's a dependable, up-to-date resource for detecting, preventing, and successfully prosecuting financial fraud. The authors address all phases of forensic accounting, complete with actual examples demonstrating applications in the real world. In one conveniently organized volume, non-experts get access to all the critical accounting principles and investigative techniques that help protect any organization from fraud, including insightful advice on where an organization is most susceptible to fraud and how to implement effective investigation processes when fraud is suspected. Order your copy today!

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/2/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Silverstone is a principal in the Philadelphia office of Kroll, Inc. He has concentrated on forensic and investigative accounting since 1985 and has been involved in every aspect of cases, including planning, detailed analysis, discovery, and expert testimony in forensic accounting.



Introduction


Fraud and Forensic Accounting Overview


Fraud in Society


What Is Fraud?


Types of Fraud


What the Numbers Tell Us about Fraud


The Social Consequences of Economic Crime


Notes


Suggested Readings


Understanding the Basics of Financial Accounting


Introduction


The Father of Accounting


The Five Accounting Cycles


Journals


Tying the Thread


Note


Suggested Readings


The Entities


Introduction


Proprietorships


Partnerships


Corporations


Notes


Suggested Readings


Fundamental Principles of Analysis


Good Analysis = Due Diligence?


Why Do It?


Analysis for the Non-Expert


Analysis through a Case Study


To the Future


Note


Suggested Readings


The Role of the Accounting Professional


The Importance of Accounting Professionals in the Investigation


The Audit Process


Internal Controls


Notes


Suggested Reading


Financial Crime Investigation


Business as a Victim


Introduction


Employee Thefts


Payroll Fraud


Fraudulent Billing Schemes


Fraud Committed by Outsiders


Management Thefts


Corporate Thefts


Notes


Suggested Readings


Business as a Vehicle


Introduction


Organized Crime and Business


The Lifecycle Model of Traditional Organized Crime


The Shared Profit Motive


Money Laundering


Cyber-Laundering


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Case Generation


Introduction


The Investigative Process--The Investigation Life Cycle


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Interviewing Financially Sophisticated Witnesses


Introduction


The Interview Process


Bringing Closure to the Interview


Interviews in Financial Crime


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Analytical Techniques for Financial Crime Investigation


Introduction


Getting Organized


The Process of Proof


The Logic of Argument


The Inferential Nature of Proof


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Inference Network Analysis


Introduction


Linking Inferences


The Investigative Inference Model


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Implementing the Investigative Inference Model


Introduction


The Key List


Plotting the Chart


Some Tips for Plotting Success


Applying the Chart to the Investigative Process


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Documenting the Investigation


Introduction


The Casebook System


Components of the System


Closing the Book on the Casebook System


Notes


Testifying in Financial Crime Cases


Introduction


The Role of the Professional Witness


Communicating Your Knowledge


The Role of the Financial Crime Expert in Litigation


Summary


Notes


Suggested Readings


Key List


Federal Rules of Evidence


Glossary


Index