Do accounting errors & fraud really affect small businesses?... ABSOLUTELY!
Accounting errors and fraud undermine financial decisions, result in monetary losses and in some cases even force companies to close. Read the TRUE STORIES below to see how REAL small businesses are affected by errors and fraud every day.
True Story Round-up for September 21
A True Story Round-up for September 21, 2010:
A former church secretary and bookkeeper will spend three years in prison for stealing more than $364,000 from a La Crosse congregation.
Man steals $11,000 from a shelter for battered women by changing the name of a contractor on a check to include his own name.
A Grayslake woman was [...]
The Stats on Small Business Fraud
We’ve all seen the statistics from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). They cast a long shadow on small businesses with respect to fraud. I’m a “numbers guy”, so I’m always on the prowl for new stats. I made a discovery while I was catching up on my reading a few days ago, so [...]
True Story Round-up for September 14
A True Story Round-up for September 14, 2010:
A bookkeeper steals nearly $20,000 from a dental practice in KY. Guess what? She was the the only employee with access to the bookkeeping system and responsible for bank deposits.
A doctor in NJ had to close an office and lay off four employees as a [...]
True Story Round-up for August 10
A True Story Round-up for August 10, 2010:
Story #1 comes from Florida where a bookkeeper stole over $22,000 by issuing herself unauthorized payroll checks over the last three years. She was responsible for creating all the paychecks using desktop bookkeeping software.
Off to Connecticut for story #2 where a man was sentenced for embezzling [...]
True Story Round-up for August 3
A True Story Round-up for August 3, 2010:
Our first story is a doozie from Oakland. A bookkeeper has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of embezzling $240,000 from three small-businesses. She was depositing checks intended for third-party vendors into her own bank account.
Story #2 keeps us in California. A [...]
True Story Round-up for July 20
A True Story Round-up for July 20, 2010:
Story #1 takes place in Colorado. A bookkeeper convicted of stealing $230,000 from her former employer faces new charges of harassment and violating a protection order. Evidently the money spent on lingerie didn’t help with the stalking case.
An Oregon woman was sentenced to four years [...]
The ROI of Automated Analysis
Dennis Thompson is a QuickBooks guru in the Seattle area and a Certified AuditMyBooks Partner. Dennis reminded me of a project I started earlier this year. I thought I’d “dust it off” for today’s blog entry to see if it “has legs”.
Does it matter when the money is yours?
Experts say the difference between errors and fraud is a question of intent. When it’s your money, does it really matter?
