Week Two
Accounting Systems and Accruals
(e-Activity - Use the Internet and / or Strayer databases to research the most common threats to a computerized accounting system. Be prepared to discuss.)
- From the e-Activity, examine the greatest threats to a computerized accounting system. Suggest two (2) preventive measures or remedies to protect the system and / or mitigate negative impact to the system. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Pretend that you are a criminal and want to commit fraud by altering your company's accruals. Create a brief (one [1] paragraph) plan for committing the fraud. Predict the major potential resulting damage to the company's financial statements from the fraud.