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How Shohei Ohtanis’ Interpreter’s Theft of $16.5 Million Occurred and Went Undetected for Years

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The bank should not have allowed Mizuhara sole access to the Ohtani’s account. Ohtani should have had a bookkeeping and accounting system in place with sufficient internal controls to ensure that money was not improperly taken and, if it were, to detect it quickly.

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New Approaches to Audits Gain Ground

CPA Practice

With new solutions like Verified Financial Intelligence (VFI) platforms, firms can digitize information on bank and brokerage statements, check images, and monetary transfers, eliminating the need to undertake painstaking manual work while removing the risk-taking involved in manually verifying accounting transactions.

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Spear-Phishing fraud: are you protecting your business from internet attacks?

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Gavin Cunningham – Forensics Partner The fastest growing fraud risk for business today is remote attack. Usually carried out through your email and internet accessible accounting systems, fraudsters have discovered how to infiltrate systems, intercept key data and manipulate it to get you to transfer sums direct to their bank accounts.

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Sources of Information for Fraud Investigations

FraudFiles

The best forensic accountants and fraud investigators are able to find additional sources of information to help crack the case. In cases in which a company’s accounting records have been compromised, these source documents are instrumental in reconstructing the finances.

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Which Are the Most In-Demand Accounting Jobs Right Now?

Snyder

External auditors usually work for public organizations like government bureaus or private auditing companies like EY or PwC which deal with forensic accounting. Information Technology Accountants Accounting is an evolving field, and it’s moving fast with technology.

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Working With an Expert Witness

FraudFiles

However, the expert must be much more than just a mathematician, market analyst, economic guru or forensic accountant. Traditional accounting and finance skills are not enough when it comes to litigation. A competent expert witness is vital to cases involving economic damages and other financial calculations.

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How to Manage Your Expenses Effectively

Snyder

Also keep in mind that there are many different kinds of accountants: general practice accountants can handle your taxes; tax advisors can handle things like international taxation; forensic accountants specialize in fraud detection; management advisory firms help companies improve their overall financial performance and so on.