New technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, increasingly are being applied to the old problem of occupational fraud. But in most circumstances, common […]

Family businesses make up the vast majority of companies in the United States and produce 62% of the country’s gross domestic product, according to […]

Machine learning increasingly is being used to discover fraud schemes. Smart software can find fraud. With this type of artificial intelligence (AI), the technology […]

The recently released 2020 Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s (ACFE’s) occupational fraud study, Report to the Nations, reveals that the most common behavioral red flag exhibited by […]

Even before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck, Americans received a lot of packages. About 18 billion parcels were shipped in the United States in 2018, according to Pitney […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the floodgates to scam artists attempting to profit from sick, anxious and financially vulnerable Americans. Frontline efforts to corral Coronavirus fraud are […]

Not all companies follow U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Many smaller businesses, for example, have adopted the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Entities […]

Before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck, employees who suspected occupational fraud in their organizations had multiple options for notifying their employers. For example, they could use […]

Many businesses were unprepared when the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic required them to close their physical offices and shift to remote operations. Your company, for example, may […]

Paying workers under the table or with cash can save businesses a bundle in taxes. But the potential consequences are grave. Not only is this practice illegal […]