Detecting Accounting Fraud: Analysis and Professional Ethics addresses the critical issue of accounting fraud, which has led to company collapses and a loss of confidence in financial markets. The book analyzes the top twenty methods of fraudulent financial reporting, detailing how earnings and assets are overstated and debt is understated. It identifies key signals of fraud in financial statements and explores the ethical breakdowns that enable such fraud, examining three major ethical theories and decision-making models. The book uses an eight-step case study approach, including identifying fraud methods, providing company backgrounds, and analyzing financial statements and primary documents. It encourages ethical discussions and includes quizzes, discussion questions, and exercises for deeper understanding. Real-world case studies are introduced, allowing students to identify manipulation signals in financial statements, enhancing their ability to detect fraud.