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Government Benefits Fraud (Currently Unavailable)

CPE Credit:

2 hours for CPAs

We have all heard of government benefits fraud but did you ever wonder how it works? How do these fraud schemes work and how much do they cost taxpayers? This course is designed to review government benefits frauds.

Publication Date: November 2017

Designed For
CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants, CPAs, CMA, CIAs and risk management personnel.

Topics Covered

Examples of actual fraud cases
Methodologies for committing government benefits fraud
Procedures for reporting government benefits fraud
Government Risks
United States Sentencing Commission
Medicare Frauds
Social Security Frauds
Unemployment Fraud
Worker's Comp Fraud
Government Benefits Fraud
SNAP Fraud
Student Loan Fraud
SBA Loan Fraud
Corruption
Reporting Government Benefits Fraud

Learning Objectives

Recognize how frauds are being committed and uncovered
Identify various methodologies for detecting government benefits fraud
Differentiate legal issues involved in government benefit frauds and how it could affect your business
Describe procedures for reporting government benefits fraud
Recognize common government benefit frauds
Differentiate offender characteristics for government benefits fraud
Describe the amount the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates healthcare fraud costs the U.S. Government
Identify welfare programs which had the highest amount of improper payments based on fiscal year 2014 spending
Identify types of conflict of interest
Recognize the average age of offenders with respect to government benefits fraud
Identify the median loss in 2015 with respect to government benefits fraud offenses
Recognize the sate with the lowest percentage of unemployment fraud in 2016
Differentiate real case scenarios of fraud cases and how to avoid the same mistakes
Differentiate types of bribery

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (Governmental) (1 hour), Auditing (Governmental) (1 hour)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

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