Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:42:48 PST Business Week - Business Fraud Focus http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/accounting/fraud/4967500-1.html Business Week - Business Fraud Focus en-us Copyright 1999-2009 Business Week All Rights Reserved. Business Week http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/asset/image/general_site_image/3472344.gif http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/accounting/fraud/4967500-1.html 46 144 Does Fraud Go Up as the Economy Goes Down? http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/6791527-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/6791527-1.html As the United States economy continues to falter, one common question is whether the difficult economic conditions will cause more fraud. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:45:00 GMT Three Keys to Fraud Prevention http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220116-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220116-1.html The cost to implement some basic fraud prevention initiatives in a company can be small, especially when it's compared to the amount of money that could be lost to fraud. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:30:00 GMT Alternative Minimum Tax and the Bailout Bill http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/crime-law/crime-prevention-financial/11595068-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/crime-law/crime-prevention-financial/11595068-1.html Just a little break from fraud to clue readers in on the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) provision in last week's bailout bill. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:35:00 GMT Expense Report Abuse: A Sign of Bigger Problems http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220446-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220446-1.html If an employee is willing to commit theft via expense reports, he or she might be inclined to commit fraud against the company in other ways. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:45:00 GMT Got Fraud? Don't Try a Do-It-Yourself Investigation http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/trends-events/investigations/11469746-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/trends-events/investigations/11469746-1.html While the immediate gathering of information is helpful to a fraud investigator, when an inexperienced person tries to go further and actually investigate, bad things can happen. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT Has Sarbanes-Oxley Really Done Anything to Curb Fraud? http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220240-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5220240-1.html Sarbanes-Oxley is thought by many as the answer to fraud, but my experience shows something different. Sarbanes-Oxley was intended to restore faith in the integrity of corporations and executives, yet it hasn't really had a measurable impact on fraud. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:35:00 GMT The Fraud Investigation http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206916-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206916-1.html The process of completing a full fraud investigation could fill a book, but there are a few generalities that apply to most investigations. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:35:00 GMT Managing the Fraud Investigation Process http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206914-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206914-1.html Good management of the investigation involves ensuring the integrity of documentation and properly supervising staff and consultants. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:25:00 GMT Assembling an Investigative Team http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206911-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206911-1.html Once the decision is made to go forward with a full fraud investigation, an team of qualified professionals must be assembled. Some may come from within company, while others might more appropriately be outside consultants and investigators. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:10:00 GMT Creating an Investigative Policy http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206910-1.html http://allbusiness.businessweek.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/10206910-1.html An investigative policy is an important tool to help manage the process of initiating a corporate fraud investigation. Doing so will help bring uniformity to the evaluation of fraud allegations, and it will help guide management through the decision making relative to the claims. Fri, 30 May 2008 06:45:00 GMT