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Deceptive Accounting Practices

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(Check-In 8:40am EST)

Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price $219.00

Non-Member Price $309.00

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
This course qualifies for reimbursement through the State Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 100 staff will receive 100% of the cost of training reimbursed. You must register for this course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks before the start date of the course to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-6505. To learn more click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@mscpaonline.org.

The accounting profession and financial markets have been plagued during the past several years with numerous cases of financial reporting problems. This course will go through some real life examples of financial statement fraud and/or failed audits. The course will cover how to recognize deceptive practices related to revenue recognition, detail related party and off-balance sheet schemes, and how earnings can be manipulated through inappropriate estimates.

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Practitioners in industry and in public practice.

Objectives

Participants will be able to: • Identify creative accounting practices used to deceive financial statement users • Identify those risk characteristics normally associated with fraudulent financial reporting • Emphasize improper revenue recognition practices and techniques to identify them

Preparation

None

Non-Member Price $309.00

Member Price $219.00