Real-World Fraud Found in Governments and Not-for-Profits

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!

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.

This course qualifies for reimbursement through the state’s Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course. The course code for this program is C-13304. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@masscpas.org.

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

Designed For

Auditors and accounting and financial professionals of governmental and not-forprofit entities

Objectives

When you complete this course, you will be able to: • 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.