Document Type

Conference Item

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Abstract

Forensic accounting may not be a new field in accounting. However it becomes so important recently and has been an interest to various stakeholders, from the government, to investors, and practitioners to regulatory bodies. Corporate failures like the often cited by Enron and WorldCom cases have placed forensic accounting into the limelight. The objective of this study is to present the views of the practitioners regarding forensic accounting and its current development in Malaysia. For the purpose of this study, practitioners from the big and medium accounting firms and regulatory bodies in Malaysia were interviewed regarding the subject matter and unstructured interviews were used in the study. Keywords: Forensic Accounting, Auditing and Investigation

Divisions

Financial_Accounting_and_Audit

Event Title

International Conference on Business and Information

Event Location

Tokyo, Japan

Event Dates

10-13 Julai 2007

Event Type

conference

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