Publisher's Synopsis
Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: Good Pass, University of Portsmouth, language: English, abstract: INTRODUCTION: CASE OF FINANCIAL FRAUD Fraudulent financial reporting is the most costly type of the three types of occupational fraud. Recent surveys found that financial fraud is substantial and affecting the relevance and reliability of financial statements; potentially causing long-term damage to the usefulness of financial statements (Schipper & Vincent, 2006). According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) there are three types of occupational fraud (ACFE, 2006). The three categories are asset misappropriations, corruption, and fraudulent financial results, and this report focuses on the last item, financial reporting fraud.
