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Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Asset, Equity, and Reporting Mismanagement (Course Id 2518)

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Author:

Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 34 ||| Word Count: 13,022 ||| Review Questions: 6 ||| Final Exam Questions: 10

CPE Credits:

2.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$17.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Asset, Equity, and Reporting Mismanagement - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Auditing

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course focuses specifically on fraudulent activities involving asset and equity mismanagement and deceptive reporting practices.

  • Covers how companies misstate asset values and manipulate equity to mislead stakeholders.
  • Explains deceptive reporting practices used to misrepresent financial disclosures.
  • Focuses narrowly on asset, equity, and reporting schemes rather than revenue or earnings manipulation.
  • Worth 2.0 CPE credits in Auditing as a self study text course on asset and equity fraud detection, satisfying the California Board of Accountancy fraud requirement, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 6 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

This Detecting Financial Statement Fraud course identifies manipulation of depreciation and amortization schedules as an asset mismanagement scheme.

This course discusses the creation of shell companies for fraudulent transactions.

Yes, Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Asset, Equity, and Reporting Mismanagement provides two hours of CPE credit in fraud prevention, detection, or reporting, which counts toward the four hour fraud CPE requirement imposed by the California Board of Accountancy (http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba) on CPAs subject to the accounting and auditing, governmental auditing, or preparation engagement CE requirement.

This Detecting Financial Statement Fraud Asset Equity and Reporting Mismanagement course is a Technical, self study text course in Auditing worth 2.0 CPE credits, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 6 review questions (optional) at a 70% passing score. CPEthink is approved by NASBA as a CPE sponsor and lists this course on the NASBA site as a courtesy for CPAs to search https://nasba.org.

Description:

This course covers fraudulent activities involving asset and equity mismanagement, as well as deceptive reporting practices. It highlights how companies may misstate asset values, manipulate equity, and misreport financial disclosures to mislead stakeholders. By learning to recognize these schemes, auditors can enhance their ability to detect fraud and ensure greater transparency and trust in financial statements.

Please Note: These Fraud CPE credits satisfy the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) fraud requirement.

Usage Rank:

27692

Release:

2025

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

Additional Links:

Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

25-Mar-2025

NASBA Course Declaration:

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Keywords:

Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Asset, Equity, and Reporting Mismanagement - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Chapter 1
Asset and Equity Mismanagement

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
  • Identify fraud schemes that involve overstating assets and manipulating equity
  • Recognize fraud indicators related to depreciation, amortization, and stock option accounting
  • Differentiate between legitimate and fraudulent related party transactions

Chapter 2
Disclosure and Reporting Fraud

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
  • Identify indicators of misleading disclosures and misreporting of foreign currency transactions
  • Recognize red flags indicating failure to disclose contingent liabilities
  • Distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent consolidation practices

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Asset and Equity Mismanagement

Learning Objectives

Chapter Overview

Introduction

Manipulating Depreciation or Amortization Schedules

Related Party Transaction Fraud

Creating Shell Companies for Fraudulent Transactions

Manipulating Stock Option Accounting

Conclusion

Review Questions

Chapter 2 - Disclosure and Reporting Fraud

Learning Objectives

Chapter Overview

Introduction

Failure to Consolidate Related Entities

Failure to Disclose Contingent Liabilities

Misreporting Foreign Currency Gains or Losses

Misleading Disclosures

Best Practices for Ethical Financial Reporting

Conclusion

Review Questions

Glossary of Key Terms

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