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Analyzing Business Tax Returns in Divorce Cases

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Tax returns can be one of the most important pieces of information a forensic accountant evaluates in a divorce case. Of course, there are other very important financial documents, but income tax returns provide summary information about of lot of financial issues, including income, expenses, and assets.

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AICPA News – July 2025

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Trust, Estate, and Gift Tax TRP Provide for the ability to e-file the following: Form 706, U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return Form 706-NA, U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return – Estate of Nonresident Not a Citizen of the U.S. Form 709, U.S.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | January 17, 2025

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Insurance, Beverage, Professional Services, Medical Practices Tech Stack: TaxSlayer, UltraTax Remote Work Experience: Y Salary: $75-$85k Timezone: Eastern Sign up for FREE to learn more about this candidate FTE Tax Senior / Manager | Candidate ID #5306426 Certifications: IRS CCA, CPA CA Education: BA Accounting, MS Accountancy Experience (years): (..)

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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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A Forensic Accountant As a Consultant

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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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Do-It-Yourself Divorce Financial Analysis

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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. Look at the tax returns page by page.

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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.