Resolving Tax Related Fraud and Malfeasance with Forensic Audit

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 4.0, , course: Accounting, language: English, abstract: This work is a theoretical study on the application of forensic audit and investigation in resolving tax related fraud and malfeasance. The work aims to examine the application of forensic audit and investigation in combating fraudulent activities in corporate organization, to determine the characteristics required by forensic auditors as to combat fraudulent activities and to differentiate between forensic auditor and financial auditor. Based on the findings, this work concludes that forensic auditing has improved management accountability, strengthened external auditor's independence and assisting audit committee members in carrying out their oversight function by providing them assurance on internal audit. Therefore, the study recommends that the service of forensic auditors should be employed in Nigerian organisations.