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In Brief Operational controls and their impact on the financial statements represent a significant challenge for management ...

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For decades, the accounting talent shortage in the United States has been a serious concern for academicians, policymakers, and the profession. One solution to what has been termed the pipeline ...

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The proliferation of technology throughout modern business has created novel opportunities for financial statement fraud. But technology tools can also be leveraged to help detect and prevent fraud.