Fraud: Ensuring Integrity in Financial Reporting

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Title: Fraud: Ensuring Integrity in Financial Reporting
Category: Accounting and Auditing
Field of Study: Auditing - Fraud
Course Code: A022-0301
CPE Credits: 6.0
Price: 49.95

Description

Description:

A corporate scandal involves alleged or actual unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has seen some large corporate collapses and scandals due to shoddy and deceptive accounting practices. Many companies, shareholders and employees suffered as stock prices fell and reputations were tarnished when businesses such as Nokia, Lucent Technologies, energy, and internet-related businesses conducted questionable practices. This course examines developments in finance and accounting and a series of corporate accounting scandals on the heels of the Enron debacle that have led to current sweeping accounting guidelines, proposals, and legislation-most notably, the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act. Many of the issues surrounding the SOX Act-especially Section 404, Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Sections 302 and 906, Management Certifications -are discussed. The general issues on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR),

Delivery Method: Online Interactive Self Study

Level: Overview

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Course Details

Category: Accounting and Auditing

Field of Study: Auditing - Fraud

Passing Score: 70%

Technical Details: Auditing is a technical field of study. CA: Fraud

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Objectives

Objectives:

1. Recognize the sources of accounting irregularities, such as the user of special purpose entities (SPEs). 2. Identify the controversy with expensing stock options and specific issues addressed by ASC 718. 3. Recognize different rules and regulations put out by the FASB, NYSE, and the SEC. 4. Identify key elements of corporate governance. 5. Identify attributes of good governance, social responsibility and other ethical standards. 6. Recognize the major features of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002 Corporate Responsibility Law.

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Profession

NASBA: Yes

QAS: Yes

CPA: Suitable for all CPAs

IRS: No IRS credit for Enrolled Agents.

Profession Identifiers: CPA