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A Better Way to Gauge Profitability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced” version of the DuPont model remedies the original model’s failure to cleanly separate the effects of operating and financing...

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July 13, 2022

Pique students’ interest in the profession with forensic accounting

A promising career option provides exciting real-world context for accounting studies.

June 28, 2022

From the archives: Lessons learned after a multibillion-dollar fraud

Aaron Beam, the former CFO at HealthSouth, discusses his tenure at the company and offers advice for professionals about fraud in this podcast episode with transcript from a 2018 conversation.

June 6, 2022

4 tactics for effective money-laundering compliance

Guarding against money laundering is becoming increasingly challenging. These tips can help.

May 1, 2022

What’s your fraud IQ?

This month: Test your knowledge of the warning signs of investment scams.

March 3, 2022

How to keep Ukraine donations safe from fraudsters

Taking the time to research charities can help donors make certain that their donations are being used for the intended purpose.

March 1, 2022

What’s your fraud IQ?

See how much you know about these red flags.

December 6, 2021

Mitigating the new fraud realities

A report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration explores SEC findings to highlight the causes of fraud — and how finance professionals can stop it.

December 1, 2021

Helping clients build a cyberattack recovery plan

CPAs can play critical roles in helping companies plan
their recovery from online attacks.

November 19, 2021

Diving deeper into smaller frauds due to COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has created special challenges for practitioners to consider related to fraud. In the current environment, smaller instances of fraud, many times immaterial to an audit, are now becoming significant and need additional attention.

November 4, 2021

Lessons in career and business development during times of disruption

Forensic accounting and valuation professionals offer advice on how to leverage career and business development at a time of uncertainty.

November 1, 2021

When seniors are targeted in schemes

Practitioners need to understand elder fraud and what to do when they find it.

November 1, 2021

What organizations need to know about unemployment fraud

Employers should be alert for fake claims amid a boom in fraudulent schemes.

October 18, 2021

6 ways to make the entire organization care about anti-fraud efforts

Recent conference speaker John Hall, CPA, discusses tangible steps to build a “defensive wall” against fraud and ethics breaches.

September 1, 2021

Helping clients before a cyberattack

CPAs play critical roles in helping companies prepare for online attacks.

August 5, 2021

Fraud advice and more on the value of client advisory services

A fraud expert shares advice for businesses on segregation of duties, unintended consequences of pandemic-related relief, and more.

June 28, 2021

Fighting fraud with business continuity planning

Preparation may be the best defense against fraud when disaster strikes.

April 23, 2021

How a church can prevent fraud without compromising its values

Religious organizations are vulnerable to fraud precisely because of the tenets of trust and forgiveness that define them, and the pandemic has led to increased risks. CPAs are in a position to advise churches on steps they can take to reduce fraud risk without compromising their principles.

March 1, 2021