Forensic Accounting For Dummies

Frimette Kass-Shraibman · Vijay S. Sampath

Jan 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

A practical, hands-on guide to forensic accounting

Careers in forensic accounting are hot-US News & World Report recently designated forensic accounting as one of the eight most secure career tracks in America., Forensic accountants work in most major accounting firms and demand for their services is growing with then increasing need for investigations of mergers and acquisitions, tax inquiries, and economic crime. In addition, forensic accountants perform specialized audits, and assist in all kinds of civil litigation, and are often involved in terrorist investigations. Forensic Accounting For Dummies will track to a course and explain the concepts and methods of forensic accounting.

• Covers everything a forensic accountant may face, from investigations of mergers and acquisitions to tax inquiries to economic crime
• What to do if you find or suspect financial fraud in your own organization
• Determining what is fraud and how to investigate

Whether you're a student pursuing a career in forensic accounting or just want to understand how to detect and deal with financial fraud, Forensic Accounting For Dummies has you covered.

Ratings and reviews

I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT SEVERAL TIMES. I ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK. GREAT JOB Frimette Kass-Shraibman and Vijay S. Sampath! Great knowledge of the Subject. Dru A. Verbal

Reading view should be full page view. Examples are all from US. While outside US also frauds are on the rise, good examples or compendium of fraud and case laws would be appropriate and will add meat to this book. There are some grammer mistakes which needs to be corrected. Eg., while refering to previous pages, it should be pasttense instead the present tense is used. Totally, this book is a good read. there should be hyper link from the table of contents which can take the reader to the desired page. Expect some check lists, and formats that can be used for forensic audit. LVR

About the author

Frimette Kass-Shraibman is Associate Professor of Accounting at Brooklyn College — CUNY.

Vijay S. Sampath is Managing Director in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting business segment of FTI Consulting, Inc.