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Dean Dorton Picks Up Shilts CPA in Florida

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Top 100 accounting firm Dean Dorton is expanding its specialized forensic accounting and valuation services for clients after bringing aboard Shilts CPA, a forensic accounting and valuation firm based in Jacksonville, FL, on Dec. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Defending IRS Cash Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Case for Using a Forensic Accountant

Withum

Why a Forensic Accountant? Using a forensic account is essential in developing a strategy to handle and defend the findings of a cash-based audit. However, before delving into how they can assist counsel and the client, it’s essential to define what a forensic accountant is.

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Companies Undertake More Aggressive Tax Positions When IRS Budget is Cut

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A new academic study found that companies increase their tax risk profile—thus more tax aggression and a higher likelihood of tax fraud—when they believe IRS scrutiny will be lower due to budget cuts. They also collected data on IRS budgets from the Treasury Department. “We

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A Forensic Accountant As a Consultant

FraudFiles

Forensic accountants are often retained in litigation as expert witnesses, with the intention that they will provide expert opinions and testimony on behalf of the client. The forensic accounting consultant and counsel are free to explore potential strategies and evaluate which might provide the best outcome for the client.

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Making Forensic Accounting Accessible With the Divorce Money Guide

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I’m so excited to be able to make forensic accounting accessible to ordinary people in the process of divorce. We all know how expensive it can be to hire a forensic accountant. If you can’t hire a forensic accountant but need to dig into the numbers in your divorce, this is the next best thing.

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When Divorcing Business Owners Minimize Profits

RogerRossmeisl

If you or your attorney suspects this type of deception, engage a forensic accountant to investigate. Does the owner receive special (or excessive) perks or tax write-offs that affect the business’s profitability? Key questions When working on divorce cases, fraud experts ask several questions about private business interests.

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Do-It-Yourself Divorce Financial Analysis

FraudFiles

Hiring a forensic accountant for your divorce is expensive. If you can’t afford a forensic accountant, what can you do when you receive all the financial discovery in your divorce case? First, the documents you’ll need: Tax returns and W-2s. Make sure your have tax returns and W-2s for each year.