The scope and mandate of forensic accountants is broad. Such professionals have the expertise to detect fraud and malpractices or misrepresentations in financial statements on top of the conventional ...

If you enjoy puzzles and have a knack for solving problems, you might consider becoming a forensic accountant. The field of forensic accounting merges finance and investigation as these accountants ...

IMGCAP(1)]For many attorneys, retaining the services of forensic accountants has become an integral part of resolving their clients’ legal disputes, either before or during litigation. This need for ...

Insurance claims for loss of inventory are generally examined by insurance carriers. The carrier will retain a forensic accountant who has the ability to quantify out of sight inventory losses. Out of ...

Forensic accounting has taken an important role in both private and public companies since the birth of the 21st century. The failure of some formerly prominent public companies such as Enron and Tyco ...

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Have you ever watched the crime show “CSI”? The forensic scientist, flashlight in hand, combs every inch of the murder scene for clues. Forensic accountants do the same kind of work — but in the ...

April 10 -- With a virtual media cottage industry blooming on the corpse of bankrupt Enron and its complicated array of alleged financial shenanigans, could it be just a matter of time before some ...

Danielle Supkis Cheek CPA, CFE, CVA is a VP at MindBridge and is a 4-time U.S. Most Powerful Women in Accounting. When people hear that I am a CPA, they ask me tax questions; however, when I say I am ...

Forensic accountant John Del Vecchio likes to joke that he knows “where the bodies are buried” in the financial statements. In his line of work, you have to. John is a professional short seller and ...

WASHINGTON – When the American Federation of Teachers suspected one of its locals, the Washington Teachers Union (search), of some bookkeeping hanky-panky, it called on a professional to unravel the ...

Insurance claims for employee losses are generally examined by insurance carriers. The carrier will often retain a forensic accountant who has the ability to measure employee losses. Employee losses ...