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Friday, August 30, 2019 Live

Real-World Fraud Found in Governments and Not-for-Profits (E1908221)

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Registration: 8:00 AM EDT

APA Hotel Woodbridge

120 Wood Avenue South
Iselin , NJ 08830

8 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

What do you think of when you hear the word "fraud?" Are you concerned for your clients or your organization? Through a comprehensive learning approach using informative case studies, you will learn about real-world government and not-for-profit fraud and your responsibilities when dealing with fraud. This course will cover a range of fraud types including management override, cyber fraud, procurement and contracting fraud, external financial reporting, and personnel fraud. Recognizing fraudulent activity is not always straightforward, but this course will equip you with the knowledge required to identify potential fraud indicators.

DESIGNED FOR

Auditors and accounting and financial professionals of governmental and not-for-profit entities

BENEFITS

  • Recognize how expense allocation policies can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud.
  • Identify how various board incentives and mandates may be possible indicators of fraud.
  • Identify how personnel policies and procedures can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud or abuse.
  • Recognize how expense allocation policies can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud.
  • Identify how various board incentives and mandates may be possible indicators of fraud.
  • Identify how personnel policies and procedures can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud or abuse.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Misappropriation of assets and benefits
  • Cyber fraud
  • Personnel fraud
  • Grant expense allocations
  • Management override
  • Pledges and contributions
  • Procurement cards
  • External financial reporting
  • Overtime fraud

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of government and not-for-profit sectors.

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • Qualifies for Yellow Book Credit

INSTRUCTOR

Diane Edelstein

Diane Edelstein, CPA
(4.4)

AICPA/Professional Development Institute

Diane E. Edelstein is a Senior Partner at Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh and has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. Her entire auditing career has focused on nonprofits, governments, and Single Audits. She now works part time and specializes in teaching and consulting. Diane was a member of the AICPA NPO Planning Conference Committee from 2012 to 2017 and spoke each year on Single Audit topics. She is also a past member of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center Executive Committee. She has conducted peer reviews of Single Audits and is a prior member of the PICPA Professional Ethics Committee. Diane received a B.A. in accounting (with distinction) from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

PRICING

$379.00 - Nonmember

$279.00 - Member

Pre-Registration Closed

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Print a registration form

COURSE DEVELOPER

American Institute of CPAs

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