Steve Dawson

Internal Control/Anti-Fraud Program Design for the Small Business

A Guide for Companies Not Subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley ACT

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Produktbeschreibung

A how-to guide to small business anti-fraud protection and internal control

Internal Control/Anti-Fraud Program Design for the Small Business is a practical guide to protection for businesses NOT subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Written by an expert with three decades of forensic investigation experience, this book is geared specifically toward private, non-public small businesses and their unique needs in the realm of fraud protection. Covering all elements of an internal control structure applicable to the small business community, this guide provides a step-by-step roadmap for designing and implementing an effective, efficient internal control structure/anti-fraud program tailored to your business's particular needs. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate internal control weaknesses and the fraud that can result, and follow-up analysis describes the controls that would have reduced the probability of fraud had they been in place. You'll learn how to analyze your company's internal control issues, and implement a robust system for fraud prevention.

Guidance toward Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is readily available, but there is little information available for the many businesses not subject to the act --until now. This book is the step-by-step guide for instituting an internal control program tailored to your small business.
* Understand the five elements of internal control
* Avoid gaps in protection with relevant controls
* Design the ultimate anti-fraud program
* Implement internal control tailored to your needs

The majority of small business owners simply do not know the elements of or implementation process involved in internal control, and Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines don't necessarily scale down. Internal Control/Anti-Fraud Program Design for the Small Business helps you design and install the internal control/anti-fraud protection your business needs.

Produktdetails

• Wiley Corporate F&A
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9781119065074
• ISBN-10: 1119065070
• Artikelnr.: 42057062

Autorenporträt

Meet the author Eric Dawson AKA Brick, Born andraised in the streets of Jersey City,NJ. Like everyoneelse he ran the streets, he got caught up in a 79account indictment that lead to violent & multi countydrug cases which he stood tall. He went through hisups and down, but whatever life threw his way hetook it like a champ.Eric is 31 of age he's currently finishing his bid in aNJ State Prison. He started writing books to passtime and grew passion for it. You can follow authoron Instagram @ (bossdonbrick) or feel free to contacthim on the J-Pay app. Eric Dawson 500462-D.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Maybe It's Time We Get Back to the Basics xi Acknowledgments xvii
PART I: THE ANTI-FRAUD ENVIRONMENT: THE BLUEPRINTS, THE FOUNDATION, THE
GROUND FLOOR Chapter 1: The Architect's Blueprint: Establishing the
Framework 3 The Elements of Anti-Fraud Program Design 3 Anti-Fraud
Environment 4 Fraud Risk Assessment 4 Control Activities 5 Information:
Program Documentation 6 Communication: The Company Fraud Training Program 6
Monitoring and Routine Maintenance 7 Chapter 2: Foundational Policies: The
Fraud Policy 9 Foundational Policies 10 The Fraud Policy: The Essential
Elements of an Effective Fraud Policy 10 Case Presentation 17 Chapter 3:
Foundational Policies: The Fraud Reporting Policy 19 The Essential Elements
of an Effective Fraud Reporting Policy 20 Chapter 4: Foundational Policies:
The Expense Reimbursement Policy 29 Case: "No Questions Asked" 29 Case: "It
Will Never Be Missed" 30 Case: Larry the Chief Financial Officer 31 The
Elements of an Effective Expense Reimbursement Policy 32 Appendix 4A:
Expense Report Form 39 Appendix 4B: Supplemental Business Meal and
Entertainment Charges Form 40 Chapter 5: The Ground Floor: The Fraud Risk
Assessment Process 41 Ground Rules for Fraud Risk Assessment 42 An Example
of Risk Assessment 43 Procedural Steps for Performing a Fraud Risk
Assessment 44 Cash in Bank 48 Case: The Trail Is Gone 50 Case: Friends in
Low Places 51 Asset Misappropriation 52 Corruption 53 Financial Statement
Fraud 53 PART II: ANTI-FRAUD CONTROL ACTIVITIES: RAISING THE WALLS Chapter
6: Control Activities: The Absolutes 57 Critical Principles of Control
Activity Design 57 Foundational Control Activities 59 Case: The Mail Drop
in Las Vegas 64 Appendix 6A: Conflict of Interest Form 67 Appendix 6B: New
Vendor Establishment Form 68 Chapter 7: Control Activities: The Segregation
of Duties Dilemma 69 But I Only Have Two Employees 69 Prevention versus
Detection Controls 70 The Necessary Review Processes 72 Chapter 8: Control
Activities: General Processes 75 Two Operational Questions 75 Common
Control Activities 81 Case: The Cell Phone Reimbursement 91 Chapter 9:
Control Activities: Specific Control Areas 95 Financial Statement Line Item
Control Activities 95 PART III: COMPLETING THE ANTI-FRAUD PROGRAM: THE
CEILING, THE ROOF, AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Chapter 10: The Ceiling:
Documenting the Anti-Fraud Program 103 Information 103
Documentation--Keeping It Simple 104 The Elements of High-Quality
Documentation 104 Chapter 11: The Ceiling: The Company Fraud Training
Program 111 The Elements of Effective Communication 112 The Company Fraud
Training Program 114 Chapter 12: The Roof: Monitoring and Routine
Maintenance 119 Monitoring and Routine Maintenance Defined 120 The
Monitoring and Routine Maintenance Structure 120 Chapter 13: The Sample
Anti-Fraud Program 129 Appendix 13A: Fraud Risk Assessment Framework Form
137 Appendix 13B: Control Activities Form 138 Appendix 13C: Documentation
of Control Activities 139 Appendix 13D: Compliance Audit Programs and
Related Compliance Audit Working Papers 154 Appendix A: The Fraud Policy
171 Appendix B: The Fraud Reporting Policy 175 Appendix C: The Expense
Reimbursement Policy 179 Appendix D: Forms 185 About the Author 193 Index
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