Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Despite this truth, people keep trying to avoid them both. Unfortunately, many people resort to illegal means to avoid the inevitability of taxes. Remember these famous cases? Al Capone - While he couldn’t be pinned down for any of his violent criminal activity, income tax evasion was how this organized crime boss was put behind bars. In 1931 he was sentenced and served 6.5 years. Pete ...
Forensic Accounting and the Many Faces of Business Fraud
Business owners are hard workers who handle massive amounts of day-to-day work. They also bear the responsibility for making smart relationship decisions such as hiring and firing employees and deciding where to bank. Each of these business relationship decisions can strengthen the business or can expose it to potential fraud. What exactly is fraud? Fraud is any act of deception that is used to create a financial gain. This basic concept of fraud manifests itself in a variety of relationships ...