Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
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Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
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Fraud: Fraud is a deliberate and deceptive action of an employee to obtain unlawful gain from the employer.
To identify: Three primary factors of fraud and explain the meaning of each of them
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