Improving models that detect financial statement fraud: A new framework to guide variable selection

Adrian Gepp, Kuldeep Kumar, Sukanto Bhattacharya

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Abstract

Financial statement fraud is a costly problem for society and so better aids, such as detection models, are needed to make detection faster and more effective. The choice of which independent variables to use in such models is crucial, but surprisingly the selection process in prior research is not standardised. Consequently, a new framework is proposed for this, the Fraud Detection Triangle (FDT). The FDT adapts the well-known Fraud Triangle, which was originally designed to explain the drivers of fraudulent behaviour rather than its detection. Each original factor is extended, and a new one, Suspicious Information, is included.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) 2016 - Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia
Duration: 3 Jul 20165 Jul 2016
http://www.afaanz.org/conferences

Conference

ConferenceAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) 2016
Abbreviated titleAFAANZ
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityGold Coast
Period3/07/165/07/16
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