unlike other types of fraud, financial statement fraud is usually not concealed andtherefore relatively easy to spot
False
fraud indicators, or red flags, can be caused by fraud or legitimate, non-fraud factors
True
without a confession, forged documents, of repeated fraudulent acts that establish a pattern of dishonesty, convicting someone of fraud is often difficult
True
according to the 1999 COSO study of fraudulent financial reporting, themost common method used to perpetrate financial statement fraud includes overstating liabilities
False
according to the 1999 COSO study, most companies that committed financial statement fraud had no audit committee or had an audit committee that met less than 2x a year
True
Michael "mickey" monus and Patrick Finn of Phar-Mor used 3 methods of income statement fraud: account manipulation, overstmt of inventory and accounting rules and manipulations
True
in identifying mgmt fraud exposures it is useful to think of the fraud exposure triangle including (1) mgmt and directors, (2) orgs and industry, (3) relationships with others.
False
financial stmt fraud is usually committed by entry-level accountants agains the org
False
in searching for FS fraud, the 3 aspects of directors and members if teh mgmt that should be known are (1)their backgrounds, (2) motivations, (3) influence in making decisions for the org.
True
an org's relationship with other orgs and individuals is of no interest to a fraud examiner
False
recording fictitious revenues is one of the most common ways of perpetrating FS fraud
True
most often, the controller or CFO of a corp os the perp of FS fraud bc of his or her knowledge of accounting and unlimited access to accounts
False
FS fraud like other types of fraud is most often committed against an org instead of on behalf of the org
False
most people who commit mgmt fraud are repeat offenders
False
most FS frauds occur in large, historically profitable orgs
False
Zero order strategic reasoning takes into account teh potential actions of others before one decides to act
False
backdating is a method of dating stock options so that stock option holders can maximize their payouts
True
identifying fraud exposures is one of the most difficult steps in detecting FS fraud
True
higher order reasoning is the most challenging of the types of strategic reasoning, but can potentially be the most effective in detecting FS fraud
True
FS fraud is usually committed by:
e. both a and b (execs and managers)
which officer os a company is most likely to be the perp of FS fraud?
d. CEO
when looking for FS fraud, auditors should look for indicators of fraud by:
e. all of the above
teh 3 aspects of mgmt that a fraud examiner needs to be aware of include all of the following except:
c. their religious convictions
Which of the following is least likely to be considered a financial reporting fraud symptom , or red flags?
d. size of the firm
many indicators of fraud are circumstantial; that is, they can be caused by nonfraud factors. This fact can make convicting someone of fraud difficult. Which of the following types of evidence would be most helpful in proving that someone committed fraud?
d. a repeated pattern of fraudulent acts
in the Phar-Mor fraud case, several different methods were used for manipulating teh FS. these included all of the following except:
a. funneling losses into unaudited subsidiaries
most FS frauds occur in smaller orgs with simple mgmt structures, rather than in large, historically profitable orgs. this is because:
c. mgmt fraud is more difficult to commit when there is more formal org structure of mgmt
mgmt fraud is usually committed on behalf of teh org rather than against it. Which of the following would not be a motivation of fraud on behalf of an org?
a. a CEO needs a new car
all of the following are indicators of FS fraud except:
d. large amounts of available cash
During an audit, an auditor considers the conditions of the auditee and plans the audit accordingly. This is an example of which of the following?
c. first-order reasoning
in teh context of strategic reasoning, if an auditor only followos the established audit plan and does not consider other factors relating to the auditee, then this is an example of which of the following?
a. zero-order reasoning
in recent years, many SEC investigations have taken place on the improper issuance of stock options to corporate execs. These practices increase exec compensation at the expense of shareholders. This practice is known as:
