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Fraud Detection and Prevention: Fraud Through Employee Reimbursements

Withum

At the same time, at the advice of its consultant, management also changed the firm’s auditor. In past years, the annual audit was performed by a CPA who was an income tax practitioner. Sherry properly reviewed and approved employee expense reimbursements and paid them timely and accurately through payroll.

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Another Explosive BDO Lawsuit Counterclaim Accuses the Firm of Inflating Revenue, ESOP Tomfoolery

Going Concern

BDO leadership said the conversion was purely for purposes of reducing partner income taxes and that there was no private equity or any related transaction on the table, further misleading Phan and the partnership. This is particularly troubling given that BDO serves as the independent auditor of many public and private companies.