Forensic Accounting Investigation Books, Fraud Auditing Books

What is Forensic Accounting?

Forensic accounting is a specialty practice area of accounting that describes engagements that result from actual or anticipated disputes or litigation. "Forensic" means "suitable for use in a court of law", and it is to that standard and potential outcome that Forensic accountants generally have to work.

Forensic accountants, also referred to as Forensic auditors or investigative auditors, often have to give expert evidence at the eventual trial.  All of the larger accounting firms, as well as many medium-sized and boutique firms, have specialist Forensic accounting departments. Within these groups, there may be further sub-specializations: some Forensic accountants may, example, just specialize in insurance claims, personal injury claims, fraud, construction, or royalty audits.

Forensic Accounting Books

The following books provide helpful information on the subject of Forensic Accounting.

Forensic and Investigative Accounting (Third Edition) (Hardcover)

Forensic Accounting Book Description - "Forensic accounting" is a growing area of practice in which the knowledge, skills and abilities of advanced accounting are combined with investigative expertise and applied to legal problems. Forensic accountants are often asked to provide litigation support where they are called on to give expert testimony about financial data and accounting activities. In other more proactive engagements, they probe situations using special investigative accounting skills and techniques. Some even see Forensic accounting as practiced by skilled accounting specialists becoming part and parcel of most financial audits--an extra quality control step in the auditing process that will help reduce financial statement fraud.

CCH's Forensic and Investigative Accounting book (3rd Edition) is a complete and readily teachable text on today's most timely accounting topics. Written by three top accounting and Forensic teachers, this text covers all the important underpinnings, as well as the substance of Forensic accounting. It covers both litigation support and investigative accounting, examining the practical aspects of these two areas, as well as many of the newer technological areas. Forensic and Investigative Accounting explains and demonstrates how an effective Forensic accountant needs a solid understanding of accounting, investigative auditing techniques, criminology, and courtroom procedures, as well as excellent communications skills, both written and oral. In today's litigious and highly regulated climate, all accountants--external, internal, Forensic consultants, and corporate accountants--must possess this knowledge base and develop these techniques. This intriguing text provides unparalleled guidance to help develop the mindset and the skill set to meet the evolving challenges facing accountants today.

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation Non-Experts (Hardcover)

A must-have reference Forensic accounting books for every business professional, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation Non-Experts, Second Edition is a necessary tool those interested in understanding how financial fraud occurs and what to do when you find or suspect it within your organization. With comprehensive coverage, it provides insightful advice on where an organization is most susceptible to fraud.
 

A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigations Book

Today’s demanding marketplace expects auditors to take responsibility for fraud detection, and this expectation is buoyed by such legislation as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Auditing Standard (SAS99), which requires increased performance on the part of the auditor to find material financial statement fraud.  Written by a group of the best Forensic accountants and auditors at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, The Auditor’s Guide to Forensic Accounting explores exactly what assurances auditors should provide and suggests alternatives to giving the capital markets more of what they are requiring–greater assurances that the financial statements they rely upon investment decisions are free of material error, including fraud. It reveals the surprising complexity of fraud deterrence, detection, and investigation, and offers a step-by-step approach to understanding that complexity.

From basic techniques to intricate tests and technologies, The Auditor’s Guide to Forensic Accounting is a rich, multifaceted, and fascinating answer to the need for wiser, savvier, better-trained financial statement and internal auditors who are thoroughly familiar with fraud detection techniques and the intricate, demanding work of Forensic accounting specialists.

Forensic Book - Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting

Get the latest tools in fraud auditing and get rid of fraud in your organization With the responsibility of detecting and preventing fraud placed directly on the accounting profession, you are responsible recognizing fraud and learning the tools and strategies necessary to stop it. Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Third Edition shows you how to develop an investigative eye toward both internal and external fraud and provides crucial information on how to deal with it when discovered.

This authoritative, timely book equips auditors, investigators, corporate attorneys, and accountants to identify the signs of financial fraud and successfully investigate it. This new edition will enable you to:

Recognize the characteristics of organizations in which fraud is likely to occur Detect and deter accounting fraud, using the most recently developed techniques
Conduct an efficient, systematic fraud investigation
Use the latest methods for documenting fraud and preparing evidence-and much more

Essentials of Corporate Fraud

Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in corporate fraud. Essentials of Corporate Fraud provides an introductory look at fraud and the kinds of fraud that can occur in various areas of a company.
 

Forensic Accounting in Matrimonial Divorce

Selected readings designed to enable practitioners in the field of marital dissolution to effectively and efficiently plan and perm their work. Provides a contemporary overview of the field, current information on important aspects of typical engagements, and insights into complexities which may challenge professional awareness and objectivity.
Contents: The Role of Accountants in Divorce Cases * Ethical Limitations on Future Services for Neutral Financial Professionals Following a Collaborative Divorce * Complex Compensation Issues in a Divorce * Valuing Professional Practices for Divorce Engagements * Unreported Income and Hidden Assets * Equitable Distribution and Community Property States * Business Owner Investigative Techniques * Factors to Consider Regarding Di-vision of Marital and Non-Marital Assets * Determine Economic Income Divorce Purposes when the Spouse Owns a Closely Held Business * Selection of Business Valuations Experts in a Divorce * Litigating or Proving Child Support in High Asset or High Income Cases * Do Court Preferences Exist in Matrimonial Dissolution Cases involving Closely Held Companies?

The Financial Numbers Game

"So much the notion 'those who can, do-those who can't, teach.' Muld and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. The Financial Numbers Game should serve as a survival manual for both serious individual investors and industry pros who study and act upon the interpretation of financial statements. This unique blend of battle-earned scholarship and quality writing is a must-read/must-have reference serious financial statement analysis."
-Bob Acker, Editor/Publisher, The Acker Letter

"Wall Street's unforgiving attention to quarterly earnings presents ever-increasing pressure on CFOs to manage earnings and expectations. The Financial Numbers Game provides a clear explanation of the ways in which management can stretch, bend, and break accounting rules to reach the desired bottom line. This arms the serious investor or financial analyst with the healthy skepticism required to drive beyond reported results to a clear understanding of a firm's true performance."
-Mark Hurley, Managing Director, Training and Development Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America

"After reading The Financial Numbers Game, I feel as though I've taken a master's course in financial statement analysis. Muld and Comiskey's latest book should be required reading for anyone who is serious about fundamentally analyzing stocks."
-Harry Domash, Investing Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle and Publisher, Winning Investing

The Financial Numbers Game identifies the steps businesses may take to misstate financial performance and helps its readers to identify those situations where reported results may not be what they seem.

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