Business Ethics & Corporate Citizenship

Management is at risk for perpetrating fraud against a company in three basic situations.

Finding evidence of fraud in a business doesn't always take the skills of super-sleuth. Sometimes there are simple giveaways in the accounting records that point to things being out of the ordinary.

Could you recognize operational and financial signs that fraud may be happening in your company?

If one of your employees was ripping off your company, would you see the warning signs?

Fraud-finding experience can be invaluable in fraud-fighting.

Two new websites have launched that advance the facility of green travel options.

Do you rely on representations from attorneys or auditors in your business? Are authentic financial statements necessary to do business? Have you ever looked at documents and wondered if the purported author really...

In light of the subprime mortgage meltdown, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it wants to see more transparency on Wall Street, and that includes more financial information and more...

Preventing fraud starts with learning about the schemes.

Victims of fraud and abuse are looking to third parties to help recover their losses.

Each and every day, companies are losing money because they not only give employees opportunities to steal, they encourage it.

You might think "avoiding paying taxes" is something nefarious. But to those familiar with the tax code and the job of a tax accountant, it's not.

There are many more costs to a company when an internal fraud occurs than the direct financial loss. Indirect costs of the fraud can mount quickly.

It's no secret that on-the-job fraud is expensive, costing American businesses an estimated $652 billion each year.

A company accidentally pays a non-employee each payday, with total damage of almost $469,000 over five years. Is your company at risk for this kind of error?

Personal and business audits by the IRS were up in 2007. Could you be next?

What would happen if you accidentally overcharged your customers by $7.5 million, and all of them were set up on automatic payments, so you immediately took that money out of their bank accounts...

Identity theft continues to be a growing problem, and consumers can become victims of this crime much easier than they may realize.

The annual Girl Scout Cookie drive is a unique learning opportunity for the girls and an important fundraiser which supports Girl Scout camps and activities.