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The Use of Digital Forensics in Fraud Investigations

Withum

At Withum, our Digital Forensics/eDiscovery and Forensic and Valuation Services teams blend their talents to provide a unique service to clients. Below, we share real-world examples where digital forensics examiners and forensic accountants played a pivotal role in uncovering and analyzing fraudulent activities.

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

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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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15 Ways Accountants Can Make More Money Under the New IRS Strategic Operations Plan

CPA Practice

Relief that maybe your job as a tax and accounting professional might get marginally easier with added agents available to respond to your calls and responses on behalf of your clients? However, given that tax representation has, until now, remained a relatively specialized segment of the accounting profession the buzz was fairly localized.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” The accountancy sector is no exception. Investment banking was more versatile, he said.

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AICPA Honors 11 Forensic and Valuation Professionals

CPA Practice

The AICPA recently recognized the contributions of 11 finance professionals during the 2023 AICPA & CIMA Forensic and Valuation Services Conference held in Las Vegas in November. The awards spotlight significant contributions to the advancement of the fields of forensics accounting and business valuation.

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Expert Testimony That Non-Accountants Can Understand

FraudFiles

Traditional accounting and finance skills are not enough when it comes to litigation matters. A financial expert witness must qualify as an expert in court, and must be able to convey her or his findings to non-accountants in both the written and oral formats. Selecting the Expert.

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Lifestyle Analysis in White Collar Criminal Defense

FraudFiles

What happens when the government is alleging a defendant earned a certain amount of income from a legal or illegal activity? In these cases, the help of a forensic accountant or fraud investigator can be invaluable. How then, can a defendant’s earnings be reconstructed?