Examines the legal environment of the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA with respect to auditor liability. Provides an understanding of the legal risks to accountants associated with third‐party uses of audited financial statements by contrasting accounting liability for negligent...

External auditors are often not positioned to detect and report the occurrence of employee fraud. Internal auditors, however, can be an entity’s main line of defence against fraud. In this article, the authors identify: the fraud risks and signals that internal auditors should recognize, the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the use and application of shell entities, as they facilitate crime and terrorism, impede investigations and harm societies. Design/methodology/approach: The study details the types and characteristics of shell entities, reviews actual cases to...

The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions went into force in February 1999. This article defines the extent and consequences of bribery, describes the adoption and analyzes the major provisions of the OECD Convention, with a...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which accountants, internal auditors, and certified fraud examiners use fraud prevention and detection methods, and their perceptions regarding the effectiveness of these methods. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was...