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When You Hear Hoofbeats, It May Be a Zebra

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This course is being offered on multiple dates, listed below. Click the Register button next to your preferred date to register.
 Sat, 08/09/2025 from 11:00 am to 11:56 am
 Thu, 08/14/2025 from 7:00 pm to 7:56 pm
 Fri, 08/29/2025 from 10:00 am to 10:56 am
 Mon, 09/15/2025 from 2:00 pm to 2:56 pm
 Tue, 09/30/2025 from 10:00 am to 10:56 am
 Tue, 10/14/2025 from 2:00 pm to 2:56 pm
 Thu, 10/30/2025 from 10:00 am to 10:56 am
 Mon, 11/03/2025 from 2:00 pm to 2:56 pm
 Sat, 11/08/2025 from 12:00 pm to 12:56 pm
 Wed, 11/26/2025 from 10:00 am to 10:56 am
 Fri, 12/12/2025 from 2:00 pm to 2:56 pm
Designed For:

Finance management, business management, bookkeepers, accountants, fraud examiners

Prerequisite:

None

Young doctors sometimes arrive at an exotic medical diagnosis (You've got Kuru!), when a more common place explanation is likely (You've got a cold). These diagnoses are known as Zebras and doctors are taught, "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras". Sometimes, the patient really has a rare disease and suffers from misdiagnosis and subsequent improper treatment. Similarly, managers, auditors, and investigators often see indicators of fraud, but dismiss them because they've been taught or assume based upon experience that it is just a mistake that looks like fraud. This session uses case studies to explore some of the more common symptoms of fraud that are often misdiagnosed.

Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Auditing
Program Level: Intermediate

Sponsors

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Please contact the ACPEN Help Desk at (877) 602-9877, [email protected]   or visit https://vscpa.acpen.com/Support/. The Help Desk is available by phone 24/7, 365 days a year. Allow 1 business day for email

Objectives

  • Learn the relationship between the three elements of fraud and how fraudsters think
  • Understand how internal controls prevent fraud
  • Learn the red flags to look for to identify fraud

Speakers

Advanced Preparation

None

Vendor

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBARegistry.org.

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