Forensic accountants are financial detectives who investigate financial reports and documents, often in connection with legal action. Find out what it takes to become one.

The trial of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort raised public awareness about the role of forensic accountants as investigators and witnesses. As a forensic accountant myself, I’ve been ...

With all this going on, it's no wonder that the forensic accounting profession has grown by 3.3% in 2022. Interest in the field has increased to an extent where the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Business interruption claims are generally closely scrutinized by insurance carriers and can range from thousands of dollars to claims exceeding $100 million. Insurance carriers often seek the ...

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 ...

Is accounting “exciting”? When it comes to the different fields of accounting — public, managerial and governmental accounting, to name a few — I’d argue that there’s nothing more exhilarating in 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 ...

In today's world of increasingly complex financial markets and financial crime, the role of the forensic accountant has evolved with paralleled sophistication. This article outlines the cornerstones ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported its False Claims Act (FCA) statistics for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021. The Justice Department obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and ...

The term "forensics" may be commonly associated with grizzly crime scene labs, but the same investigative principles are used to search through financial documents to detect illegal financial ...

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