Fraud Examination
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ISBN: 9781305079144
Author: W. Steve Albrecht, Chad O. Albrecht, Conan C. Albrecht, Mark F. Zimbelman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 18TF
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The following statement as true or false -“The (1) theft act, (2) concealment efforts, and (3) conversion methods are elements of the fraud triangle”.
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- Segregation of duties is one of the most important control activities to minimize incompatible functions. It can take many forms, depending on the specific duties to be controlled. Select answer below that is not part of the objectives of segregation of duties. a. Responsibility for asset custody should be separate from the record-keeping responsibility.b. The organization should be structured so that successful fraud requires collusion between two or more individuals with incompatible responsibilities.c. The segregation of duties should be such that the authorization for a transaction is separate from the processing of the transaction.d. The segregation of systems development and operations activities should be extremely formal, and their responsibilities should not be comingled. Explain your answerarrow_forwardSegregation of duties is one of the most important control activities to minimize incompatible functions. It can take many forms, depending on the specific duties to be controlled. Select answer below that is not part of the objectives of segregation of duties. a. Responsibility for asset custody should be separate from the record-keeping responsibility.b. The organization should be structured so that successful fraud requires collusion between two or more individuals with incompatible responsibilities.c. The segregation of duties should be such that the authorization for a transaction is separate from the processing of the transaction.d. The segregation of systems development and operations activities should be extremely formal, and their responsibilities should not be comingled. Explain the answer in 100 - 150 wordsarrow_forwardFor this assignment, you are to construct a diagram of the Fraud Triangle and clearly label each component of the Fraud Triangle. For each of these three components, provide the following: An explanation (two to three paragraphs) of each of the three components, specifically addressing how it could contribute to fraud. For each component of the Fraud Triangle, provide the following: List and briefly discuss internal controls for each of the three components that could help to reduce the impact of potential frauds related to that component of the Fraud Triangle. Note: This means that you will have a total of 24 internal controls documented. A few of the internal controls might be common to each component but please tailor them to the component you are referring to and do not copy and paste the same eight internal controls for each component. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be…arrow_forward
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