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Asset Misappropriation

Asset misappropriation is a fraud scheme in which an employee steals or misuses the employing organization’s resources (e.g., theft of company cash, false billing schemes, or inflated expense reports).

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Asset Misappropriation Fraud

How Strong Internal Controls can Save Nice People

Strong internal controls can save businesses and employees a great deal of pain. I was walking up the stairs…

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Accounting and Auditing Asset Misappropriation Fraud

Understand Segregation of Duties and How to Create It

What is segregation of duties and how can you achieve it? In this post, I answer these two questions….

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Asset Misappropriation

Preventing Church Theft: Tips and Best Practices

Church theft happens, and it’s not uncommon–though I wish it was. Pastors, deacons, church members, priests, and even nuns…

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Asset Misappropriation

Secret Bank Accounts Cause Fraud Losses

Secret bank accounts lead to havoc.  Substantial losses can occur when unauthorized bank accounts are opened by company personnel. …

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Asset Misappropriation Local Governments

Thefts of Cash From Local Governments

Thefts of cash from local governments is common. How many times have you seen a local newspaper article like…

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Asset Misappropriation

Collin Street Bakery Fraud: $16 Million

Sandy Jenkins, a controller, stole $16 million from the Collin Street Bakery. You read that right. A bakery. Today…

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Asset Misappropriation Fraud Local Governments

Fictitious Vendor Fraud: How to Prevent It

Twenty-four percent of governmental frauds are billing schemes such as fictitious vendor theft, so says the Association of Certified…

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Asset Misappropriation

Expense Fraud: An Honest Theft

Honest people steal. Nice, innocent looking people take money that’s not theirs. How? One way is expense fraud. The…

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Asset Misappropriation

How a Simple Fraud Scheme Sinks a City: Rita Crundwell

Is it possible for one person to steal over $53 million from a city with an annual budget of…

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Charles Hall

Charles Hall

I am a practicing CPA. I have primarily audited governments, nonprofits, and small businesses for the last forty years.

My sweet spot is governmental and nonprofit fraud prevention. I am the author of (1) Journal Entries Made Easy,  (2) The Little Book of Local Government Fraud Prevention, (3) Preparation of Financial Statements & Compilation Engagements, (4) The Why and How of Auditing, and (5) Audit Risk Assessment Made Easy. I frequently speak at continuing education events.

I consult with CPA firms, assisting them with auditing and accounting issues. Contact Charles

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Book: Journal Entries Made Easy, an Introduction to Accounting
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