Companies rely heavily on reports about questionable behavior from employees, customers, vendors, or other outside parties. Tips are the most common way that fraud is detected by companies, so any credible tip should be taken very seriously. How does a […]

Whether it is tax season or not, the topic of tax mistakes is always relevant. People do things all year long that can impact their year-end tax bill, so we might as well talk about some helpful tips now. There […]

A financial professional can fill two distinct roles in family law cases. He or she can be a consultant who provides analysis and opinions privately to the attorney and client. The consulting expert’s work and conclusions are not intended to […]

There are a number of common signs that we may see when someone is engaged in financial fraud within a company. Tracy talks about the behavioral red flags for fraud in this video, which are also summarized below:

An important lifestyle consideration is the source of funding. Many families fund their lifestyle with one source of income, earned from their work. Other families have multiple sources of income that may include investments, trusts, debt, liquidation of assets or […]

What kinds of things can forensic accountants be involved in relative to construction fraud? A common area of fraud involves a general contractor using funds from a project to fund other projects. Also common is the construction company claiming a […]

In order to properly plan a fraud investigation, a fraud examiner needs to be able to ask good questions that extract valuable information about what needs to be done. The specific questions vary with each investigation, but the following are […]

How do you begin searching for fraud in a company? Sometimes I get called in when a company finds an employee stealing. They have found one instance of theft and they want to have the rest of the company looked […]

Have you ever wanted or needed to do a background check on an owner or executive of a company? If you’re considering investing in a public or private company, you may want to find out information on the people who […]

In every white-collar case, intent separates a mistake from a crime. False statements, bad math, or inconsistent paperwork are not enough. Prosecutors must show what was happening in a person’s mind at the time — that the falsehood was deliberate, […]