Forensic Accounting: Crafting Expert Reports

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Analyze the roles, responsibilities, and key skills required for forensic accountants.
• Evaluate the ethics in forensic accounting and strategies for ethical decision-making.
• Prepare clear, concise, and objective expert reports, including understanding their components and best practices.
• Conduct thorough investigations, gather evidence, and write accurate and detailed investigation reports.
• Critique investigation reports and economic damage calculations through real-world examples and case studies.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Introduction to Forensic Accounting: Gain an understanding of the fundamentals, roles, and responsibilities of forensic accountants in uncovering financial discrepancies, fraud, and economic damages.

• Maintain Ethical Integrity: Learn the importance of ethics in forensic accounting and strategies for ethical decision-making.

• Expert Report Preparation: Learn the essential components, best practices, and common pitfalls in writing clear, concise, and objective expert reports for legal proceedings.
• Investigation Report Writing: Explore the methodologies for conducting investigations, gathering evidence, and crafting thorough and accurate investigation reports.
• Economic Damages Writing: Understand the methodologies and best practices for calculating economic damages, including lost profits, business valuation, and other financial impacts.

• Reviewing Investigation Reports and Economic Damages: Analyze real-world examples to review and critique investigation reports and damage calculations, highlighting key insights and lessons learned.