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Impact Of Forensic Accounting On The Profitability Of Quoted Bank In Nigeria
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The study examined the impact of forensic accounting on the profitability of quoted bank in Nigeria. The data were gathered from sample of Guarantee trust bank and Access Bank Plc’s annual reports and accounts for (12) twelve years (2006-2017).
The research work made use of multiple regression method. Forensic audit (FAUD) was used as proxy for forensic accounting and the dependent variable, net profit margin (NPM), Profit after tax (PAT) and dividend per share (DPS) were used as independent variable using multiple regression technique, E-view 9.0 software package as tool for data analysis. The result of the analysis shows that forensic audit has significant effect on the net profit margin of selected Nigerian banks.
It was also observed that forensic audit influences profit after tax of Nigerian banks. The study also revealed that forensic audit has significant effect on retained earnings and dividend per share of Nigerian banks. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher recommends that the management of the commercial banks should emphasize and enhance use of forensic financial information as this will help in increasing the profitability.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTION1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYBusiness performance has increased over several years in the world and this performance is mainly measured in the terms of profitability. Businesses contain transactions which generate information for better analysis of business performance and forensic accounting is a delivery system for accounting. Banking industry are seen as a driving force for the promotion of large part of the economy (Khan and Jawaid, 2004) and they contribute immensely to the econo ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTION1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYBusiness performance has increased over several years in the world and this performance is mainly measured in the terms of profitability. Businesses contain transactions which generate information for better analysis of business performance and forensic accounting is a delivery system for accounting. Banking industry are seen as a driving force for the promotion of large part of the economy (Khan and Jawaid, 2004) and they contribute immensely to the econo ... Continue reading---
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