Kassem, R. and Higson, A. (2012) Financial reporting fraud: are standards' setters and external auditors doing enough? International Journal of Business and Social Science. 3(19), pp. 283-290. 2219-1933.
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Abstract:
Following the fraud scandals in large companies like Enron, WorldCom, and Xerox, investors’ concern about fraud in general and fraudulent financial reporting in particular increased and is on the rise. In response to these concerns, auditing standards setters have issued fraud standards that have expanded what is required of the external auditors in relation to fraud detection. However, regardless of these efforts, academic research studies indicate that more efforts are still needed from audit regulators and external auditors. The current paper provides insights into two areas. Firstly, it explores the reasons behind the audit expectation gap, and secondly, it assesses the efforts of standards’ setters and external auditors to narrow the gap in relation to fraud detection. The paper provides a set of recommendations to regulators and external auditors in an effort to fight fraud.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Fraud, fraudulent financial reporting, audit professional standards, audit expectation gap
Creators:
Kassem, R. and Higson, A.
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Date:
1 October 2012
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 283-290
Journal or Publication Title:
International Journal of Business and Social Science
Volume:
3
Number:
19
Number of Pages:
8
Language:
English
ISSN:
2219-1933
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
No
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