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How to Work with a Forensic Accountant

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Forensic accountants are professionals who have received specialized training to uncover fraud and protect against fraud threats. They’re uniquely qualified to review financial statements and business records and to interview employees to find evidence of misrepresentations and theft.

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New Approaches to Audits Gain Ground

CPA Practice

With markets changing and capital becoming more constrained by the day, there is a rapidly heightened awareness of the role that due diligence and audits play. These manual verification procedures are painstaking — and most often relegated to the audit professionals early in their career. By Tod McDonald.

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Forensic AI Accounting: A New Era of Proactive Fraud Monitoring is Coming

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Audits are not designed to catch fraud, per se. They generally focus on providing reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. AI empowers proactive monitoring AI is revolutionizing financial investigations.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | January 17, 2025

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Fraud Investigations vs. Audits

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Many of the administrative parts of a forensic accounting or fraud investigation project are similar to those in a traditional auditing assignment. For those who have played an active role in managing audit engagements, some of this information will be familiar.

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Reconstructing Books and Records For a Tax Audit

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You are being audited. Blame and shame have no place in a tax audit. The task at hand is getting through the audit in a way that achieves the best possible result for the business. Lots of businesses have been guilty of the “shoebox method” of accounting or careless records retention. Recreating the Accounting Records.

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How Much Does a CPA Cost?

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IT auditing. Managerial accounting. Forensic accounting. Personal financial assistance or planning. A CPA can also prepare a company’s financial statements and represent the company when dealing with the IRS. Modern CPAs can specialize in a variety of areas, including: Tax preparation.

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