Should auditors be responsible for detecting fraud?

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11 June 2018

An auditor is a watchdog, not a bloodhound... Should auditors be responsible for detecting fraud?

Should auditors be responsible for detecting fraud? How often is fraud detected via external audit?

According to the experts, not very often – and rightly so as external audit serves a different purpose. National Head of Fraud & Forensic Services, Roger Darvall-Stevens sheds light on this issue in a recent article for CPA Australia’s In The Black.

To find out his thoughts, head over to the In The Black website.

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