Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-ups

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, accounting fraud cost more than $994 billion in recent years, and the average organization lost 7 percent of its total revenue to fraud. So how can you prevent this from happening? The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups details how to spot minor abnormalities or forgeries in paperwork, as well as what to immediately suspect and methods for uncovering scams.You will learn the signs to look for, including excessive turnover of lawyers and auditors, changing professionals in the middle of a transaction, inconsistent information, and significant declines in stock prices. You will learn how to recognize earnings manipulation, premature and fictitious revenue, overvalued assets and undervalued liabilities, and more.This manual will be an indispensable aid for serious investors, industry pros, acquisition and merger managers, and small business owners alike. After reading The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups, you will no longer have to worry about accounting fraud and can focus on increasing your profits.Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company president's garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed. This Atlantic Publishing eBook was professionally written, edited, fact checked, proofed and designed. The print version of this book is 336 pages and you receive exactly the same content. Over the years our books have won dozens of book awards for content, cover design and interior design including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin award for excellence in publishing. We are proud of the high quality of our books and hope you will enjoy this eBook version.