Title: Compendium of Writings Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination
Description: Forensic accounting is hardly a new field, but in recent years,
banks, insurance companies and even police agencies have
increased the use of the experts in this field. Forensic accounting
has come to limelight only recently due to rapid increase in
Frauds and white-collar crimes and the belief that our law
enforcement agencies do not have sufficient expertise or the time
needed to uncover frauds. This book provides a readable
material on forensic accounting and fraud examination,
explaining clearly and concisely its principles and techniques.
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination is a masterful
compilation of the concepts found in this field.
To write on almost any subject opens wide the door to criticisms
that this or that aspect has been omitted, or has been dealt with
too cursorily. To my mind, for an author to escape criticism such
as these, in an essentially practical subject like forensic
accounting and fraud examination may be seen as tackling the
impossible. Be that as it may, the book Forensic Accounting and
Fraud Examination by Dr. Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun has
adequately covered all ramifications of the principles and
techniques of forensic accounting and fraud examination
through the following chapters: Forensic Accounting
Investigation Techniques: Any Rationalization? Relevance of Tax
Audit and Tax Investigation in Nigeria; Imperatives of Tax Audit
and Investigation for Revenue Generation in Nigeria; Creative
Accounting as a Double-Sided Coin; Exploring the Media's Role
in Fighting Fraud and Corruption; Approach to Forensic
Accounting and Forensic Audit; Forensic Investigation and
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Forensic Audit Methodology in a Computerized Work
Environment; Forensic Accounting and Investigation: A Means
of Curbing Money Laundering Activities; Best Practices in
Conducting Financial Investigations in a Cashed-Based Economy
& Tax Implications; Forensic Investigation and Forensic Audit
Methodology in a Computerized Work Environment; Forensic
Accounting and Investigation: A Means of Curbing Money
Laundering Activities; Managing the Risk of Fraud Investigation:
From Investigation Room to Court Room, and Audit,
Investigations and Forensic Accounting: Similarities and
Differences.
This book has been carefully designed to cover a range of
material that is sufficiently comprehensive to accommodate
various course objectives. It is highly recommended for
Accountants both in the public and private sector, professionals,
academics, and researchers who require detailed knowledge.
Dr. Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun has brought his long years of
experience as a lecturer and specialist on the subject by making
the subject as accessible as possible to the non-specialists or
general readers requiring an appreciation of forensic accounting
and fraud examination.
I, therefore, recommend this book to students of accountancy
and related fields at the undergraduate and the postgraduate
levels and lecturers of Accountancy and related fields.