Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge, + Website

The most definitive and comprehensive guide to financial forensics and forensic accounting known to exist

Presenting the first comprehensive and practical overview of civil, criminal, and dispute-related financial forensics and forensic accounting knowledge, Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge compiles more than 250 +/-forensic tools, techniques, methods, and methodologies. They are explained in detail so that you can assess the veracity of virtually any financial document from within or outside of an organization and persuasively support your position.

In this definitive single volume supplemented by Internet resources, authors and expert witnesses Darrell Dorrell and Gregory Gadawski disclose actual tools, techniques, methods, and methodologies deployed in scores of financial forensics assignments covering alter ego, bankruptcy, business valuation, damages, fraud, fraudulent transfer, lost profits, marital dissolution, shareholder oppression, solvency/insolvency, and much more.

Encompassing the contributions of sixteen seasoned financial forensics experts throughout the United States, Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge explains how to use:

• Articulated cash flow

• Behavior detection, including CICO

• Civil versus criminal law comparison

• CombatCPA

• Confidential informants

• Data collection

• Forensic financial analysis

• Forensic operators

• LSAT

• MUA/Likert Scale

• Stop the money, stop the terrorists

• Surveillance

• Valuation and forensic techniques

• Writing persuasive reports with "WPN"

Twelve actual financial forensics reports, each covering a different topic, are available through a Wiley website for download and application. In addition, an optional subscription-based Internet-resident software application supports the methodology, with continual updates, enabling you to put information to use immediately and stay abreast of changes in the field.

Destined to redefine the profession, Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge fills the void in financial forensics training and education to help you combat financial deception, fraud, and terrorism.