Description: 

Fraud Trends - Applying Real-life Lessons to Small- and Mid-Size Entities will focus on real-life and practical examples of fraud in smaller- and mid-size environments, including nonprofits. Fraud involves an intentional act to deceive, which may result in material misstatement in the financial statements due to fraudulent financial reporting or misappropriation of assets. Management's responsibility is to design, implement, maintain and monitor a system of internal control to prevent, or detect and correct, fraud. 

Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation you will be able to...

• Identify the cause and impact on real-life fraud cases
• Determine what to be alert for in an audit to identify fraud potential

Program Content:

The major topics covered in this class include:

• Fraud trends per the most recent Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Annual Report on Fraud and Abuse
• Real-life examples of fraud in nonpublic entity and nonprofit environments.
• Cyber-security risks of fraud

Who should attend:  Appropriate for professionals interested in understanding fraud trends and how to management risk

Developed By: Emergent Solutions Group LLC

Instructor: Jennifer F. Louis, CPA

CPE Credit: 2.0

Field of Study: Auditing (2 CPE)

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with fraud risk

Advanced Preparation: None

Format: QAS Self Study