Identity theft is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person for the sole purpose of assuming that person's name or identity to make transactions or purchases. Committed very tactfully and often misunderstood, identity theft leads to numerous problems for the victim and businesses. It is imperative that everyone know and understand how an identity can be stolen and how to prevent it.
This webinar takes a very raw approach and helps understand the very basis and types of identity theft. It also delves into the legal and ethical implications to identity theft. However, it is really difficult to understand it from just the theoretical perspective. Hence, this webinar will delve deep into the subject with real world examples. It will help to explore the understanding the risk that the victim is exposed to.
The webinar will:
Identify the need is to understand and develop a strong system that prevents identity theft from the business perspective
Recognize what a business can do and what steps individuals can apply to restrict the theft of identity will be a key part
Explore which internal control mechanisms can help you reduce the loss transactions of stolen identity
Provide a guidance about what steps should be taken to report identity theft and which investigative procedure should be considered for conducting an identity theft fraud.
Through various case studies Dr. Robert Minniti, president of Minniti CPA LLC, will provide us a comprehensive view on how you can make your firm and personal practice safe from the risk of identity theft. With numerous qualification and years of experience in field with a doctorate degree Dr. Minniti holds the expertise in the field, to ensure that you and your businesses stay compliant and follow healthy practices.
This is a must webinar for all the businesses, and professionals who want to ensure that their business and clients stay safe. It is an appropriate education for the CPAs, CFEs, CFOs, CEOs, staff accountants, employees, and others to make sure their practices are in line with the safe practices.
Learning Objectives
To recognize the various types of identity theft
To identify how criminals commit acts of tax refund identity fraud
To educate with what you can do to help prevent identity theft
To recognize the red flags for identity theft
To design internal controls that prevent and detect identity theft
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Dr. Minniti is the President and Owner of Minniti CPA, LLC. Dr. Minniti is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is a licensed private investigator in the state of Arizona. Dr. Minniti received his doctoral degree in business administration from Walden University, received his MBA degree and Graduate Certificate in Accounting from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Minniti taught graduate and undergraduate courses in forensic accounting at DeVry University, Grand Canyon University, Kaplan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Phoenix.
He designed graduate and undergraduate courses for Grand Canyon University, Northwestern University, and Anthem College. He is a writer and public speaker. He has experience in forensic accounting, fraud examinations, financial audits, internal audits, compliance audits, real estate valuations, business valuations, internal control development, business continuation planning, risk management, financial forecasting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work. Dr. Minniti is an instructor teaching continuing professional education classes for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Compliance Online, CPE Link/CCH . AccountingEd, Global Compliance Panel, Clear Law Institute, CPE Solutions, Canopy CPE, The Institute of Management Accountants, the National Association of Valuators and Analysts, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and various state CPA Societies.
MINNITI CPA LLC is seeking professional, hard-working, licensed CPAs with at least four years of experience.
The Firm demands independence, integrity, objectivity, competence and due care from all of its personnel in the conduct of its engagements. Our Firm is structured to provide leadership in achieving high quality professional performance while maintaining the concept of individual responsibility. Policies and procedures have been established providing assurance that professional engagements are properly planned and executed. Decisions are based on the substance of issues, not on form.
Our policies and procedures designate Partners of the Firm for consultation on significant ethical, technical and industry questions. The policies and procedures are designed to assure that clients receive the best professional services we can provide. We continually keep in mind the public interest. We expect our Partners and Associates to identify and resolve all important engagement issues.
The job requires high level tax preparation skills, superior tax research and problem solving abilities, broad software knowledge, and excellent written and oral communication skills. We have a team approach to provide high quality client service for tax compliance, planning, financial statements, and general business consulting.
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Testimonial
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Faith Shatzman ,
Nov 9th 2020
Dr Robert provided a lot of information regarding to protect the identity of tax clients. This included various methods to ensure authentication of the respective client. The IRS does require practitioners to be able to document (drivers license) if their identity is compromised. Also, reviewed ways identity is stolen including safeguards to protect against identity theft.
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Robert DeLaney ,
Oct 22nd, 2020
This was an exceptional presentation and should be required for anyone handling sensitive client tax data. The presenters were terrific and were able to answer questions in the chat as the presentation progressed. Security compliance in our age of identity and data theft can be overwhelming. This webinar made it seem more possible and more manageable - offering clear and step-by-step guidance.
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Barry Schiff ,
Oct 22nd, 2020
This webinar was chock full of information! It was a little scary but there are tons of tips on how to spot the fake and find the real communication from the IRS and other important places! Definitely worth the time to listen to this webinar!
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Susan Kroeger ,
Oct 6th, 2020
I was very happy to see all the great examples of scams. The amount of content and tips packed into this webinar was impressive. I definitely learned a lot and feel more confident in noticing scams and not panicking when I see fake emails.
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kathleen drake
Sep 28th, 2020
This was a very informative webinar. I am a CPA, no longer in public accounting, and considered myself pretty able to spot a scam. However, I realized now that I could be fooled. Thank you for this seminar. It was very enlightening.
