CPAxPACK: Forensic Accounting: Investigate, Analyze, Report

Overview

This CPAx Pack includes three individual sessions for a total of 12 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a Pack. Each of the courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this pack, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course.

Dive into the intricate world of forensic accounting with our comprehensive course bundle, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in legal and investigative settings.

“Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof,” will teach you the essential techniques for gathering and presenting evidence that stands up in court. “Forensic Accounting: When the Office Is a Crime Scene,” provides valuable intel on how to investigate financial crimes within an organization, identifying fraudulent activities and tracing illicit transactions. Master the art of “Forensic Accounting: Crafting Expert Reports,” is where you’ll learn to compile your findings into clear, compelling reports that can withstand legal scrutiny and support your expert testimony.

Each course is meticulously crafted to provide you with practical insights and hands-on experience, ensuring you can confidently navigate the complexities of forensic accounting. Join us and become a forensic accounting expert, ready to tackle financial crimes and support legal proceedings with precision and authority.

Enroll today and take the first step towards mastering forensic accounting!

Highlights

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

All courses in this Pack are presented by Robert Nordlander, CPA.

Course 1: Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof

CPE: 4

Description: How does a forensic accountant calculate financial losses? Federal courts have approved various ways to calculate losses ranging from net worth method of proof to the expenditures method. Each method of proof depends on the available facts to the forensic accountant. This presentation will focus on the various court approved methods of proof, when to use them, and how to calculate the total loss.

Course 2: Forensic Accounting: When The Office Is A Crime Scene

CPE: 4

Description: Embezzlement happens often to many small businesses. Unfortunately, the lack of internal controls allow the embezzlement to remain undetected for years. But when it is discovered, the small business owner will most likely contact their CPA for advice. What should you do when your client contacts you about their employee embezzling money from their business? What options should you present to your client? How can your client protect themselves, while investigating the embezzlement? What steps need to be taken about preserving any documents, emails, texts, or phone calls? This course teaches how to engage the client, properly identify the evidence needed to prove the crime, how to write the report for civil and criminal trial, and best practices in preserving electronic and paper evidence.

Course 3: Forensic Accounting: Crafting Expert Reports

CPE: 4

Description: When forensic accountants are hired to conduct an analysis and investigations, they are commonly expected to write a report. This report can be short or long, depending on the circumstances. This presentation is how to write an effective expert report that will withstand scrutiny of both parties of litigation and the court. The presentation will also include best practices, ethics, and components of an effective report.

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accountants who will need to prepare forensic analysis.

Objectives

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

• Identify the various court approved methods of proof.
• Recognize the court cases approving the methods of proof.
• Identify the process of preserving, analyzing, and evaluating evidence.
• 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.

Preparation

None