Enforcement is key
In most cases, expense account fraud can be averted if companies implement fraud control policies and procedures and then enforce them. Too often, companies establish policies but fail to make sure they’re followed correctly.
Once a company has an expense report policy in place, it should communicate it. Sarah needs to know she can't take friends to dinner on the company dime and David needs to understand that only business-related cab trips are reimbursable. This prevents misunderstandings and makes punishing infractions, when they occur, easier.
Ciro Cuono
CPA/ABV/CFF CVA, CGMA Partner
ccuono@odpkf.com
914.381.8900
Also, managers should keep abreast of employees business travel plans and other activities that might trigger expense reports. If Doug is based in Cleveland but submits a bill for a dinner in San Diego, his supervisor should have known about the trip before it happened. The supervisor should review every expense turned in, and require original receipts for everything. If a photocopied receipt is necessary – and sometimes it is – the supervisor should inspect it carefully for signs of tampering.
Enforcement is keyIn most cases, expense account fraud can be averted if companies implement fraud control policies and procedures and then enforce them. Too often, companies establish policies but fail to make sure they’re followed correctly.Once a company has an expense report policy in place, it should communicate it. Sarah needs to know she can't take friends to dinner on the company dime and David needs to understand that only business-related cab trips are reimbursable. This prevents misunderstandings and makes punishing infractions, when they occur, easier.Ciro CuonoCPA/ABV/CFF CVA, CGMA Partnerccuono@odpkf.com914.381.8900Also, managers should keep abreast of employees business travel plans and other activities that might trigger expense reports. If Doug is based in Cleveland but submits a bill for a dinner in San Diego, his supervisor should have known about the trip before it happened. The supervisor should review every expense turned in, and require original receipts for everything. If a photocopied receipt is necessary – and sometimes it is – the supervisor should inspect it carefully for signs of tampering.
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