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Description

Get a solid understanding of financial forensics

The Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate Program covers those areas representative of the AICPA’s Body of Knowledge in the financial forensics area. This certificate program is tailored to provide an introduction to financial forensics and help you become familiar with the forensic accountant’s professional responsibility. It provides a foundational knowledge of:

• The legal system
• How to plan and prepare a forensic engagement
• Gathering information
• Discovery
• Reporting
• Providing expert testimony
Courses Include
• AICPA Guidance for the Forensic Engagement
• Understanding the Forensic Accountant Role
• Understanding the Basic Structure of the Legal System
• Managing the Forensic Engagement
• Identifying and Obtaining Evidence
• Conducting Effective Interviews
• Common Investigative Techniques
• Deposition and Testimony
• Reporting Requirements & Preparing Sustainable Reports
• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Reorganization
• Leveraging Technology in Forensic Engagements
• Economic Damages in Business
• Economic Damages for Individuals: A CPA’s Role
• Economic Damages for Individuals: Case Studies and Analysis
• Calculating Intellectual Property Infringement Damages
• Family Law Engagements
• Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Response
• Financial Statement Fraud and Asset Misappropriation
• Valuations in Litigation Matters

Key Topics

• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Reorganization
• Computer Forensic Analysis
• Economic Damages Calculations
• Family Law
• Financial Statement Misrepresentation
• Fraud Prevention, Detection and Response
• Valuation

Learning Outcomes

• Interpret regulatory standards and legal system requirements applicable to forensic accounting engagements.
• Describe the elements essential to accepting forensic accounting engagements such as identifying the engagement terms and client provisions, managing the engagement, and reporting requirements.
• Identify the means of gathering evidence and conducting research critical to forensic engagements through the use of effective interviewing and investigative techniques.
• Describe the role of the expert and non-expert in participating in depositions and providing testimony.