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The Role оf Auditing Profession in Detecting Frauds in Financial Statements
The Role оf Auditing Profession in Detecting Frauds in Financial Statements

Author(s): Snežana Knežević, Aleksandra Mitrović, Dragan Cvetković
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Kriminalističko-policijski univerzitet
Keywords: audit; frauds; forensic accounting; financial reporting; Republic of Serbia

Summary/Abstract: Bearing in mind the increasingly complex economic environment and the emergence of new types of fraud, it is important to see what role the audit profession plays in detecting fraud and providing reasonable persuasion about fraud. The aim of this paper is to explain how the process of auditing financial statements works. The paper distinguishes between an auditor, a fraud auditor and a forensic accountant. The similarities and differences between these professions and their interrelationships are specified. The methodology used in the paper is content analysis. The results of the analysis revealed that audit and forensic accounting are inextricably linked in detection of fraudulent actions.

  • Issue Year: 24/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 97-109
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English