Crossing the Line: Financial Statement Fraud and Auditor Deception Cases ON DEMAND
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $29.00
Non-Member Price $33.00
Overview
This course examines the financial statement fraud that took place in two recent cases: high-profile law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP and Internet services reseller ContinuityX Solutions, Inc. Both these cases involve financial statement fraud as well as auditor deception. We’ll first take a look at what happened, then examine possible motivating factors, determine how the auditor was deceived, and detail what lessons can be learned to help prevent similar activities from happening again.
Highlights
Financial Statement Fraud. Auditor Deception Cases.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, controllers, accountants, financing professionals, business owners, managers and others responsible for prevention, detection, or evaluation of potential fraud
Objectives
Recognize the background events that led to fraud the Dewey & LeBoeuf and ContinuityX cases, identifying the primary elements of financial statement fraud. Associate the primary elements of financial statement fraud in the cases in this course with audit procedures.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Joseph Helstrom, Western CPE
Joseph Helstrom, CPA, is a partner at CFO Resources, LLC, a company focused on training and courseware for CPAs. He’s also the owner of Mill Creek Publishing LLC. Joe has over 30 years of experience as a CPA in both public accounting and industry, with extensive experience in financial reporting and analysis, treasury, tax, information technology, legal and regulatory matters, and strategic planning.
After graduation from Butler University with a degree in accounting, Joe got his start at Ernst & Young. Subsequent to that, he has served for several different companies as a chief financial officer; director of treasury and tax; controller; and manager of financial planning, reporting, and analysis.
Joe and his wife, Patricia McCarthy, produce self-study courses for Western CPE and have published articles in Missouri and Texas CPA society publications titled “Incorporating Excel Arrays into Your Audit Plan.”
Non-Member Price $33.00
Member Price $29.00