Think of a forensic accountant like a master puzzle solver. When the financial picture is unclear—missing pieces, pieces that don’t seem to fit or maybe even pieces from another puzzle entirely—it’s the forensic accountant’s job to sort it all out. Let’s take a closer look at how this fascinating profession […]
Read full articleAuditing and Forensic Accounting are often confused, but they are not the same. Let’s use an analogy to compare Auditing with Forensic Accounting. What Is Auditing? Imagine that your company is your child and it’s time for an annual physical. Your doctor assesses their overall health by methodically examining all […]
Read full articleImagine you are the head of a large company and evidence is discovered of a fraud scheme that has led to money lost, the extent of which you do not know. Or, perhaps you’re a partner in a law firm that’s trying to get to the bottom of a situation […]
Read full articleBy David Bateman, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE Cases involving alter ego, successor liability and substantive consolidation are fact and circumstance intensive. While attorneys frequently use financial accounting experts in cases involving damage calculations, a financial expert such as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and more specifically, one trained in forensic accounting, can […]
Read full articleBy John H. Curtis CPA/ABV, CFE, CIRA We recently received a phone call from a financial controller for a relatively small company. He was looking for a forensic accountant and informed us that they had discovered what appeared to be a pattern of embezzlement by the former financial controller and […]
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