Description
Senior management yearns to report positive news and impressive financial results that will please investors, bankers and drive value higher. While most companies act ethically and follow prescribed accounting rules, some take advantage of gray areas in the rules or ignore them altogether in order to portray their financial results in a misleading way.
This session will discuss some common financial statement shenanigans to help prevent them from fooling you.
Senior management yearns to report positive news and impressive financial results that will please investors, bankers and drive value higher. While most companies act ethically and follow prescribed accounting rules, some take advantage of gray areas in the rules or ignore them altogether in order to portray their financial results in a misleading way.
This session will discuss some common financial statement shenanigans to help prevent them from fooling you.
Objective
After attending this presentation you will be able to... • Identify common ways that financial statement fraud fools users • Prevent financial fraud from fooling you
Highlights
The major topics covered in this class include: • Factors that cause people to commit financial statement fraud • The seven most common ways of "cooking the books" • Specific corporate scandals which highlight "financial shenanigans" • Increasing your awareness of possible techniques to detect financial statement irregularities and potential fraud
Who Should Attend
Corporate financial managers and public practice CPAs
Required Knowledge
Some audit experience is helpful, but not required
Advanced Prep
None
Event Speaker(s)
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 (9:00 am–10:40 am ET)Register >>
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 (9:00 am–10:40 am ET)Register >>
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 (9:00 am–10:40 am ET)Register >>
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Registration Fees
| Registration | Early Bird | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| NCACPA Member | N/A | $85.00 |
| Non-Member | N/A | $110.00 |
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