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If you’re like many Americans, you may not start thinking about filing your tax return until the April 15 deadline is just a few weeks — or perhaps even just a few days — away. But there’s another date you should keep in mind: Jan. 20. That’s the date the IRS began accepting 2014...

If you think occupational fraud and abuse can’t happen at your company, think again. Fraud is a global epidemic. In a recent study, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that the typical business loses 5 percent of its revenues each year to fraud....

Information technology pervades almost every aspect of business these days. If someone commits fraud or theft in your business, it likely involves computers in one way or another, and that “electronic evidence” is critical in the impending investigation and...

While no anti-fraud system is infallible, there are steps that can reduce the risk of fraud in your organization. For example:  Set up “hotlines” and incident reporting systems.  Hire and promote trustworthy people. Do background checks before hiring, and implement...