Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
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ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 7, Problem 1Q

A local hank reported that it lost $150,000 as the result of employee fraud. Ray Fairburn is not clear on what is meant by “employee fraud.” Explain the meaning of fraud to Ray and give an example of fraud that might occur at a bank.

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Fraud: Fraud is a deliberate and deceptive action of an employee to obtain unlawful gain from the employer.

To define: Fraud with an example

Explanation of Solution

Definition: Fraud can be defined as a deliberate and deceptive action of an employee to obtain unlawful gain from the employer.

Example: A bank employee could transfer the money from any customer deposit account to his personal accounts through computer. This kind of internal embezzlement committed by bank employee, against his employer is referred to as employee fraud.

Conclusion
Thus, fraud is defined as an unlawful action intended by employee to obtain personal benefit by deceiving the employer.

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