Fraud & Forensic Accounting Section

The growing complexities of commerce have increased the need for CPAs who specialize in addressing today’s new market challenges. Fraud is a chief concern for businesses of all shapes and sizes. What are the red flags? Given the current recession, what issues should you be tracking? Explore the latest developments in fraud and forensic accounting and stay on top of regulations and trends as a member of the growing Fraud & Forensic Accounting Section.

Fraud and Forensic Accounting section news

  • CAQ to fund five auditing research projects

    Jun 07, 2012
    The Center for Audit Quality has selected five new academic research proposals for funding.
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  • AICPA comments on potential single audit revisions

    Jun 07, 2012
    The AICPA's Governmental Audit Quality Center has issued a comment letter on the Office of Management and Budget Advance Notice, Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (including Single Audit Act). The Advance Notice, which is a precursor to future proposed regulatory changes, discusses ideas being considered by OMB for potential changes to the single audit rules.
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  • FASB, IASB make progress on financial instruments

    Jun 01, 2012
    FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) made progress last week toward common rules for accounting for financial instruments.
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  • Survey: Compliance teams hitting the wall

    May 23, 2012
    Compliance professionals around the world say they are struggling to keep up with the growing demands of global regulation, according to a new survey by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. A combination of rapidly growing regulations and increasing responsibilities for compliance professionals, coupled with limited resources and constrained budgets, are raising concerns that compliance teams have reached saturation point in their ability to successfully manage compliance.
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  • ACFE releases 2012 fraud report

    May 18, 2012
    The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has released the newest edition of its fraud report providing a global view into occupational fraud.
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  • Auditors expect to uncover fraud at their clients in 2012

    May 04, 2012
    Respondents say their own practices aren’t immune More than 37% of auditors expect to find fraud among their own clients, according to a new survey.
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DATES Annual membership runs May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013
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