ASSEST MISAPPROPRIATION Flashcards
What are two types of cash receipts schemes
Skimming and larceny
What is skimming also known as?
off-books fraud
Two types of sales skimming
Unrecorded sales scheme and Understated sales scheme
Unrecorded sales scheme
sells goods to customer, makes no record
Understated sales scheme
transaction posted to books for lower amount
What does skimming receivable show up as
absent payments looks delinquent
How do you detect Skimming Schemes
Physical Inventory or Journal entry review
Elements of journal review
write off lost, stolen, obsolete inventory, account receivable
How to prevent skimming schemes
reconciling physical inventory count with perpetual inventory (shrinkage)
What is cash larceny from deposit
employee supposed to take checks to bank and takes portion of money before making deposit