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Defending IRS Cash-Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Computing Income

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As discussed in our previous article, The Case for Using a Forensic Accountant , confronting the prospects of a cash-based audit is fraught with potential traps and exposure to civil and criminal penalties, including incarceration. This makes the forensic accountant part of the defense team. Cash has a destination.

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Lifestyle Analysis in White Collar Criminal Defense

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In these cases, the help of a forensic accountant or fraud investigator can be invaluable. In these cases, a forensic accountant or fraud investigator is looking for outside pieces of information that may support estimates and assumptions. With enough information, this type of analysis can be fairly precise.