White-Collar Crime: What Every CPA Should Know
Overview
According to the FBI, “white-collar crime is … synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals … characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust …. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage.” CPAs can and should play a crucial role in preventing and detecting white-collar crime, as well as in prosecuting the perpetrators. This session will explore whether we are up to this challenge, heighten awareness regarding the CPA’s role as a front-line defender of the public interest, and assess whether we are deserving of the public trust we enjoy.
Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Accounting, Auditing
Program Level: Basic
Highlights
- Definitions of white-collar crime
- White-collar crime characteristics and statistics
- The CPA’s role in combating white-collar crime
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accountants and auditors at all levels
Objectives
- What white collar crime is
- Nature and characteristics of white-collar crime
- Why CPAs play a key role in combating white-collar crime
- Recent, high-profile white-collar crime cases
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Cotton
Dave Cotton is founder and Chairman Emeritus of Cotton & Company, Certified Public Accountants, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Cotton & Company was founded in 1981 and has a practice concentration in assisting Federal and State agencies, inspectors general, and government grantees and contractors with a variety of government program-related assurance and advisory services. Cotton & Company has performed grant and contract, indirect cost rate, financial statement, financial related, and performance audits for more than three dozen Federal inspectors general as well as numerous other Federal and State organizations, programs, activities, and functions. In April 2022, Cotton & Company became a subsidiary of Sikich LLP.
Dave has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Management Science and Labor Relations.
In May 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed Dave to the Virginia Board of Accountancy.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $79.00