The document discusses five types of financial statement frauds: (1) revenue and accounts receivable frauds, (2) inventory and cost of goods sold frauds, (3) understating liability and expense frauds, (4) overstating asset frauds, and (5) overall misrepresentation. It also lists some red flags of fraud such as changes in employee lifestyle, decline in employee morale, one employee controlling everything, and missing or altered documents.
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Lecture Slides - Fraud Schemes & Red Flags of Fraud (1).ppt
The document discusses five types of financial statement frauds: (1) revenue and accounts receivable frauds, (2) inventory and cost of goods sold frauds, (3) understating liability and expense frauds, (4) overstating asset frauds, and (5) overall misrepresentation. It also lists some red flags of fraud such as changes in employee lifestyle, decline in employee morale, one employee controlling everything, and missing or altered documents.
The document discusses five types of financial statement frauds: (1) revenue and accounts receivable frauds, (2) inventory and cost of goods sold frauds, (3) understating liability and expense frauds, (4) overstating asset frauds, and (5) overall misrepresentation. It also lists some red flags of fraud such as changes in employee lifestyle, decline in employee morale, one employee controlling everything, and missing or altered documents.
Financial Statement Frauds 1. Revenue/Accounts Receivable Frauds (Global Crossing, Quest, ZZZZ Best) 2. Inventory/Cost of Goods Sold Frauds (PharMor) 3. Understating Liability/Expense Frauds (Enron) 4. Overstating Asset Frauds (WorldCom) 5. Overall Misrepresentation (Bre-X Minerals) 1. Revenue Related Financial Statement Frauds By far, the most common accounts manipulated when perpetrating financial statement fraud are revenues and/or accounts receivable.
Accounts Receivable xxx
Revenues xxx (Income Assets ) Revenue-Related Transactions and Frauds
See Excel handout #1
2. Overstating Inventory The second most common way to commit financial statement fraud is to overstate inventory. Beginning Inventory OK Purchases OK Goods Available for sale OK Ending Inventory High Cost of Goods Sold Low Income High Inventory/Cost of Goods Sold Frauds
See Excel handout #2
3. Understating Liability Frauds
Not recording accounts payable
Not recording accrued liabilities Recording unearned revenues as earned Not recording warranty or service liabilities Not recording loans or keep liabilities off the books Not recording contingent liabilities 4. Asset Overstatement Frauds
Overstatement of Current Assets (e.g.
Marketable Securities) Overstating Pension Assets Capitalizing as assets amounts that should be expensed Failing to record depreciation/amortization expense Overstating assets through mergers and acquisitions Overstating inventory and receivables (covered earlier) 5. Disclosure Frauds Three Categories of Disclosure Frauds: 1. Overall misrepresentations about the nature of the company or its products, usually made through news reports, interviews, annual reports, and elsewhere
2. Misrepresentations in the management discussions and
other non-financial statement sections of annual reports, and other reports
3. Misrepresentations in the footnotes to the financial
statements RED FLAGS OF FRAUD Changes in employee lifestyle, habits and behaviour Decline in employee morale and/or attendance Operating on a crisis basis Unexplained variances One employees “does it all” and wants to control everything RED FLAGS OF FRAUD (continued) Missing, altered, or perfect documents Invoice items do not appear consistent Excessive rush or emergency transactions Vendors with generic names and/or Post Office Boxes as addresses Payments made from non-original documentation