In: Accounting
INVENTORY FRAUD
Inventories are the goods or materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale. The theft of inventory is termed as inventory fraud. Inventory fraud are of two types; actual physical loss and financial statement fraud. Inventory fraud can be done through financial statement manipulation, such as; timing schemes, expenses recorded as inventory and valuation schemes.
EMPLOYEE THEFT/ FRAUD
Theft by employees results in an actual loss of inventory. Employees steals inventory for personnel use, for resale etc. Examples of inventory fraud in terms of employee draud are:
MANAGEMENT FRAUD
Inventory fraud can be done through financial statement manipulation by the management: