The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & CoverUps Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply - Softcover

Maeda, Martha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160138212X ISBN 13: 9781601382122

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group, 2010

Synopsis

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, accounting fraud cost more than $994 billion in recent years, and the average organization lost 7 percent of its total revenue to fraud. So how can you prevent this from happening? The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups details how to spot minor abnormalities or forgeries in paperwork, as well as what to immediately suspect and methods for uncovering scams.

You will learn the signs to look for, including excessive turnover of lawyers and auditors, changing professionals in the middle of a transaction, inconsistent information, and significant declines in stock prices. You will learn how to recognize earnings manipulation, premature and fictitious revenue, overvalued assets and undervalued liabilities, and more.

This manual will be an indispensable aid for serious investors, industry pros, acquisition and merger managers, and small business owners alike. After reading The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups, you will no longer have to worry about accounting fraud and can focus on increasing your profits.

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About the Author

Martha Maeda is a freelancer, ghostwriter, and author of more than 20 books including The Complete Guide to Green Building and Remodeling Your Home, Basic Guide to Investing in ETFs, How to Wipe Out Student Loans, How to Solar Power Your Home, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label, and 101 Sunday School Activities on a Tiny Budget. She is passionate about helping people who might not otherwise become authors to self-publish their work and discover their writing potential. She currently lives with her family in Orlando, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160138212X
• ISBN 13: 9781601382122
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336