Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
2nd Edition
Published on 1. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-07-128932-0 (ISBN)
Description
Grounded firmly in real-world practice, "Forensic Accounting, 2nd Edition," provides the most comprehensive view of fraud investigation on the market. Where other books focus almost entirely on auditing and financial reporting, Hopwood includes a vast range of civil and criminal accounting fraud and related activities, from false business valuations and employer fraud to information security and counter-terrorism. The author team's experience in fraud investigation lends this book a real-world perspective unmatched by any other textbook.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-128932-0 (9780071289320)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
William S. Hopwood is Professor of Accounting at Florida Atlantic University. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in Accounting at the University of Florida. Jay J. Leiner is Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Accounting Master's Program at Florida Atlantic University. He is also in charge of the Economic Crime Unit in the Broward County Sheriff 's Office and Team Leader of the Broward County Sheriff 's Office Hostage Barricade Team. George R. Young is Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University and a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois, where he practiced public accounting for nine years before entering academia.
Content
Part One: Introduction to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination 1. Introduction to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination 2. The Forensic Accounting Legal Environment 3. Fundamentals 1: Accounting Information Systems 4. Fundamentals 2: The Auditing Environment Part Two: Fraud Examination Theory, Practice, and Methods 5. Fraud Prevention and Risk Management 6. Fraud Detection 7. The Fraud Investigation and Engagement Processes 8. The Evidence Collection Process 9. Fraud Examination Evidence I: Physical, Documentary, and Observational Evidence 10. Fraud Examination Evidence II: Interview and Interrogation Methods 11. Fraud Examination III: Forensic Science and Computer Forensics 12. The Fraud Report, Litigation, and the Recovery Process Part Three: Occupational and Organizational Fraud 13. Employee, Vendor, and Other Frauds against the Organization 14. Financial Statement Fraud 15. Fraud and SOX Compliance Part Four: Specialized Fraud Areas 16. Tax Fraud 17. Bankruptcy, Divorce, Identity Theft, and Loan and Insurance Fraud 18. Organized Crime, Counterterrorism, and Antimoney-Laundering Part Five: Other Forensic Accounting Services 19. Business Valuation 20. Dispute Resolution Services