Forensic accounting and financial statement fraud: Volume II: Forensic accounting performance

In: Financial accounting and auditing collection

Abstract

Forensic accounting is gaining considerable attention as a rewarding and exciting field of accounting. Forensic account- ants perform both fraud and non-fraud services. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released its proposed new standards for its members who perform investigation and litigation forensic accounting services in December 2018. This second volume addresses fraud and non-fraud forensic accounting practice and performance. The author discusses forensic accounting roles and processes; forensic accounting techniques roles and responsibilities of corporate gatekeepers, including forensic accountants in creating a corporate culture of integrity and competency in preventing and discovering financial statement fraud.