| | |  | Loss Prevention | Home » » Forensic Accounting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | A practical, hands-on guide to forensic accountingCareers in forensic accounting are hot-US News & World Report recently designated forensic accounting as one of the eight most secure career tracks in America., Forensic accountants work in most major accounting firms and demand for their services is growing with then increasing need for investigations of mergers and acquisitions, tax inquiries, and economic crime. In addition, forensic accountants perform specialized audits, and assist in all kinds of civil litigation, and are often involved in terrorist investigations. Forensic Accounting For Dummies will track to a course and explain the concepts and methods of forensic accounting. - Covers everything a forensic accountant may face, from investigations of mergers and acquisitions to tax inquiries to economic crime
- What to do if you find or suspect financial fraud in your own organization
- Determining what is fraud and how to investigate
Whether you're a student pursuing a career in forensic accounting or just want to understand how to detect and deal with financial fraud, Forensic Accounting For Dummies has you covered. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Frimette Kass-Shraibman | | Paperback:
| 384 pages | | Publisher:
| For Dummies | | Publication Date:
| February 08, 2011 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
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 Great for Students But Needs Some UpdatingApr 01, 2011
By Michael Gallagher
To start off, I am a CPA with 20 years of professional experience so I do have a little bit of a background with the topics in this book. I found a lot of it interesting and some of it understandably basic considering my background but not a detriment to this book.
I think the authors do a great job providing high-level examples of the types of fraud that can occur as well as specific examples they or associates of theirs have run across in their careers. Nothing beats hearing the war stories of the type of company, type of fraud, how the fraud was pulled off and, ultimately, how the perpetrator was caught.
If you are a student in high school or college (or thinking about college) and not sure of what you may want to do or doing investigations of various career paths armed with an accounting degree, I would highly recommend this book. You will probably need to have a slight bit - but not much - of an understanding of accounting, but you certainly don't need to understand intricate debits and credits.
One of the advertisements on the back covers says "detect the perpetrators of fraud and their methods by using the latest technology and investigative tools." That's largely misleading as while the book has a plethora of examples, many of them are dated such as the stores that still use pneumatic tubes for cash receipts and many other cash-intensive examples. With the majority of today's transactions occurring with a credit card, the authors may want to consider a refresh of some of the examples cited.
All-in-all, I think this is a very good overview of the field and should help some students out in their career choices, but not so informative for really learning the latest techniques and fraud occurring in today's society.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 WarningMar 23, 2012
By Swati S. Desai
This book lists itself as being for dummies. In this case, only a dummy should buy it, because that is the only person who would find this wikipedia entry on accounting useful. It is not practical or useful. It is mildly interesting at best. Skip this book and find a real primer on forensic accounting.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great book if you are an accountant and want to expand into forensic accounting...Nov 06, 2011
By FlyingPolarBear
If you mistakenly think that forensic accountants try to discover fraudulent activities all day and all night long, then this book is for you. Just like most other "For Dummies" series, this book is a good introduction to the subject.
There are total six parts and 26 chapters in the book. My favorite chapters are: 2, 4, 18 and 26.
Chapter 2: Steering Your Career toward Forensic Accounting
In this chapter, the authors give some valuable advice for anyone who wants to become a forensic accountant. Everyone has to start somewhere in this specialty, and I think authors guide their audience in the right direction.
Chapter 4: Forensic Accounting MINUS the Fraud
When someone says forensic accounting, first thing come to mind is fraud. However, these days forensic accountants do more than uncovering fraud. This section provides great information about what other areas forensic accountants can get involved.
Chapter 18: Organizing Evidence and Serving as an Expert Witness
If you always wanted to become a lawyer but ended up as an accountant, there is still hope for you! This chapter covers all about becoming expert witness and what is expected from you as an expert witness.
Chapter 26: Ten Truly Strange Fraud Stories
Even though I really like this chapter of the book, I don't think the stories were "truly strange" rather they were interesting to read and discover what crazy things people do while committing fraud.
I am taking off 1 star due to misleading statement in the back of the book. Not enough details are mentioned in the book to claim that one can "Detect the perpetrators of fraud and their methods by using the latest technology and investigative tools." In fact, I came across only one page in the book about 2-3 investigative tools which are widely used by any big firms.
Overall, it is easy to read and understand. However, that being said, I don't think it is a replacement book for any accounting class one may take in the future.
 An overview for would be accounting sleuths and business ownersMar 22, 2012
By Sam I Am
Concise overview of the forensic accounting specialty with real world examples of fraud. Though I am a owner of a small business not an accountant, I found this book an interesting overview of how forensic accountants look for fraud in an organization. I realize that the potential problems I am inviting in my business and the need to hire some expertise to tighten my procedures. Recommended.
"Dummies" intro to the field of forensic accounting - designed for a specific audienceAug 28, 2011
By T. Fraser
As with most of the "Dummies" titles, this is a text designed to cover all aspects of a particular field, get the reader up to speed on the broad brushstrokes and point them in the right direction for further investigation. It is truly aimed at readers who are considering a career in forensic accounting and have some accounting background already, such as an introductory course or who understand the basics of accounting conventions.
The book is organized into six parts, each of which has a number of sub-chapters.
Part I: "Investigating Forensic Accounting" explains the who, what and why of forensic accounting and includes recommendations for courses of study and certifications to pursue. It also covers the various ways in which forensic accounting is used, including investigating fraud, valuation of assets in business and marital assets in cases of divorce or estate settlements.
Part II: "The Anatomy of Occupational Fraud" covers the basics and characteristics of fraud that occurs in the workplace. Specific case histories are included that make for interesting reading.
Part III: "It's All in the Family: Fraud Against Individuals" cites instances of fraud in divorce cases, real estate, estates and trusts and fraud against the elderly.
Part IV: "Meeting Your Methods of Investigation" gets down to the manner in which actual investigations are conducted, how they are planned, how and which records are obtained, how electronic evidence is used, how findings are best organized and reported and the specifics of going to trial.
Part V: "Preventing Occupational Theft" covers aspects of a forensic accountant's role in helping businesses and clients prevent theft before it occurs. Prevention techniques for large and small businesses, the importance of employee satisfaction in preventing fraud and how technology can be used in prevention are all addressed in this section.
Finally, Part VI: "The Part of Tens" is part movie review and part "truth is stranger than fiction". This section has one chapter on ten portrayals of fraud in literature and the movies (remember Redford and Newman in "The Sting"?), one chapter on ten fairly common...and often unsuspected...frauds and ends with ten true-life fraud stories that make for entertaining reading.
For those who are thinking about a career in forensic accounting, this book is a great introduction to the field. Pay particular attention to the author's recommendations of course work to take in the first section and read Part IV for a good description of what the work be like.
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