Assess your fraud-related skills.

The AICPA's Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation Competency Model is live on CPA2BIZ. It is one of several models in the AICPA Competency Self-Assessment Tool (CAT). CPAs can access this Internet-based tool through www.cpa2biz.com/CPEConferences. The CAT will assist CPAs to create and assess personal and career development plans anonymously. Developed by business, government, and legal experts in fraud, the Fraud Competency Model allows you to assess your skills in a variety of personal, professional, and technical competency areas. This model also is designed for CPAs considering going into this discipline.

Competency Categories

The Fraud Model is organized into four main competency categories:

* Personal attributes: The most desirable personal characteristics that enable the CPA to attract others to well-reasoned and logical points of view and to communicate effectively with others.

* Leadership qualities: Leadership skills that allow the CPA to assume a position of influence by assembling and leveraging a variety of resources that address problems and opportunities throughout an organization.

* Broad business perspective: The CPA also needs knowledge that encompasses an understanding of his or her own organization, its industry, and the applicability of industry practices to your organization.

* Functional specialty: The technical...