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The Role Of Forensic Accountants In Detecting Frauds In Financial Statements

Author(s): Jovan Krstić
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Forensic accountant; financial frauds; inaccurate financial statements; control mechanisms and institutions; report on undertaken investigation

Summary/Abstract: Numerous financial frauds from the past and the beginning of the century as well as the appearance of the global financial and later economic crisis have brought to the fore the relevance and reliability of financial information. The system of financial reporting and the accounting and auditing profession are often accused because of the appearance of frauds and the loss of trust in the reliability of financial information on the part of the users and makers of economic decisions. The aim of the paper is to discuss frauds and omissions as the causes of inaccurate financial statements, control mechanisms and institutions responsible for investigating frauds as well as the role and importance of forensic accounting and a forensic accountant in detecting frauds in financial statements.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 295-302
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English