Homework
For this homework, you are to research the Internet and select a fraud that was reported in the last 2 years. Refer to "Writing Case Studies" to help you prepare your response for the case study.
Design an investigation (1,500 to 1,750 words) based on the information reported and provide the following:
I. Brief introduction including the facts of the case. The background of the case should comprise a small portion of your overall homework.
II. Discuss the types of evidence (documentary, etc.) you would look for in this type of case. This discussion should include how an audit may or may not be helpful in locating fraud and what type of evidence may have been found during an audit that signaled fraud may be occurring.
III. Identify how, as a certified public accountant, you may locate fraud during an attest engagement or during the preparation or review of financial reports.
IV. Discuss the methods you would use to catalog and maintain the evidence including the concept of having a chain of custody of evidence.
V. Prepare a conclusion that includes how you would organize and present the evidence when the case is completed as a forensic accountant.
VI. What tax laws could your case be trying to circumvent?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.