The anti-fraud controls in place at a shipping supplies company were extensive and outwardly thorough. Incoming shipments were closely checked against the shipping manifest and outgoing shipments against the sales requisition that then became the invoice. The warehouse had an alarm to prevent break-ins. And the company conducted a detailed physical inventory at year-end to… Read more »
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Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Reveals Fraud Scheme in Supplies Shipping
The Director of Operations at a large national financial services firm was very good at his job. Asked to cut costs, the Director recommended the company centralize its purchase of office supplies, a move he said would save the company more than $50,000 a year. Sure enough, during the first three years of the program,… Read more »
Engage Expert Witnesses Early for Successful Litigation Support
Trial attorneys know that expert witness testimony from a forensic accounting expert can be critical in determining the outcome of legal proceedings. Likewise, the timing of when an attorney engages the services of a forensic accountant for litigation support services and, ultimately, expert witness testimony also has a direct bearing on the success or failure… Read more »
Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Finds Stolen Cash in Business
Cognizant of the rampant escalation of fraud in the business world, the owner of a mid-sized retail establishment took great care in establishing fraud deterrence measures to protect the company. With more than 80 percent of the company’s sales paid in cash, multiple checks and balances were put into place to make sure each day’s… Read more »
Outsourced CFOs Bring Big Benefits at Reasonable Cost
Many small- to medium-sized businesses rely on their controller or accounting manager to handle routine financial and accounting matters. But what if a company’s financial needs exceed the basic functions their controller or accounting manager can provide? What happens when the more specialized services of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) are needed, but the company… Read more »
Fraud Deterrence on Foreign Soil
Your company has decided to open a factory overseas, or to begin selling their products in a foreign country. Do you understand the laws that will affect how your company operates outside the boundaries of the United States? Which payments to foreign government officials are allowed and which are considered fraudulent? A forensic accounting expert… Read more »
Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Reveals Loopholes in Checkbook Controls
Harry Johnson was a savvy businessman who was well aware of the perils of not having the proper fraud deterrence measures in place. He took great care to see that his successful small business was adequately protected by anti-fraud controls that he created himself. Then how did Harry end up losing more than $200,000 from… Read more »
Forensic Accounting Experts Bring Peace of Mind in Trust and Estate Disputes
If you have children or grew up with brothers and sisters of your own, you probably know all about sibling rivalry and family squabbling. The conflicts tend to be fairly mundane. Who got the biggest piece of cake? Whose turn is it to take out the garbage? Who borrowed a favorite sweater without permission? And… Read more »
