{"id":21165,"date":"2023-09-18T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/?p=21165"},"modified":"2023-07-16T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T15:47:36","slug":"specializing-within-forensic-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/specializing-within-forensic-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"Specializing Within Forensic Accounting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/face-of-forensic-accounting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright wp-image-18392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/face-of-forensic-accounting.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/face-of-forensic-accounting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27216%27%20height%3D%27291%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20216%20291%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27216%27%20height%3D%27291%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/face-of-forensic-accounting-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/face-of-forensic-accounting.jpg 582w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>Why specialize when you&#8217;re a forensic accountant?<\/p>\n<p>Forensic accounting is already a specialty within the broader field of accounting, so some people never consider that you can narrow down your practice even more. We focus on investigating numbers, but that doesn&#8217;t mean we have to do every sort of investigation out there.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a firm believer that narrowing your focus helps you be better at what you do and get more (and better!) business. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been very clear about what I do within the field of forensic accounting, and this has helped me gain clients. Things I do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corporate fraud investigations<\/li>\n<li>White collar criminal defense cases<\/li>\n<li>Lifestyle analysis for divorce and child support<\/li>\n<li>Damage calculations for corporate lawsuits<\/li>\n<li>Business divorces (sorting out the numbers before they part ways)<\/li>\n<li>Insurance fraud (things like financial motive for arson)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My work does NOT include: &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business valuations<\/li>\n<li>Searching the globe for hidden bank accounts or other assets<\/li>\n<li>Interviewing suspects to get a confession<\/li>\n<li>Damages related to intellectual property infringement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know what I do well, and I like focusing on that. There is so much work out there in my chosen specialties, that I&#8217;ve been able to build a thriving business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why specialize when you&#8217;re a forensic accountant? Forensic accounting is already a specialty within the broader field of accounting, so some people never consider that you can narrow down your practice even more. 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