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Nonprofits are often the most susceptible to fraud as well as have the least amount of resources to combat it. Learn how boards and tip lines can play a role.

There are just as many ways to prevent as there is types of reimbursement fraud. This article provides a blueprint for both.

The Statement on Standards for Forensic Services No. 1 entails client engagements involving litigations and investigations. These new standards were released from the AICPA for Forensic Service engagements.

Working capital or earn-out provisions can lead to post-M&A disputes between buyers and sellers. Here are tips to both avoid and resolve these issues including transaction timing and the proper application of GAAP accounting.

Occupational fraud can be committed by employees at any level and an organization may suffer significant ramifications. It is important that organizations establish and implement proper controls and empower employees to raise concerns.

The most common form of damages is lost profits, which is generally caused by a breach of the parties’ agreements. It is important for business owners to understand the basics of lost profit calculations under commercial litigation.

Understanding why and how employees decide to steal is important in order to deter bad actors. Developing and implementing protection against theft before it ever happens is the best way to mitigate occupational fraud.

Published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2016, the proposed regulations could have had a significant impact on the valuation of an intra-family ownership interest if implemented.

Companies that issue financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP would benefit from a more rigorous, consistent, and efficient approach to valuation for financial-reporting purposes. Now that benefit is at hand.

As the extensive clean-up and recovery efforts from of a Natural Disaster ensue, business owners must understand their applicable insurance coverage and begin the process of filing claims.

How fraud is classified at a business, how to detect and report fraud and the need for a regular fraud risk assessments at a business.

According to the 2016 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, employee reimbursement fraud existed in 14% of all asset misappropriation cases reported. Understanding reimbursement fraud and improving controls can help prevent and detect these crimes.

This year’s Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, found that tips were the most common method of detection by a wide margin, accounting for 39.1% of all cases.

Business losses from workplace fraud are important business risks that can have significant impact. In addition to the financial loss, there’s also the potential damage to reputation and to relationships with customers, banks and employees.

In circumstances where budget constraints create barriers to examining or implementing controls for every aspect of an organization that is susceptible to fraud, the fraud risk assessment is a valuable tool.

There are a number of reasons why a company may choose to conduct a fraud risk assessment. Here are a few reasons why your company or not-for-profit organization would hire an experienced forensic accountant to conduct a fraud risk assessment.

Last year, there were more than 13 million victims of identity theft reported. While it may sound overwhelming, there are proactive steps you can take to secure your data and your identity. Here are just a few.

'Tone at the Top' is a term heard in connection with fraud prevention. It is one of the requirements of an effective internal control environment followed by auditors and outlined in the COSO framework. So what does it really mean and why is it so important?

While intellectual property requires special assessment in order to properly establish its value for equitable distribution purposes, a dearth of case law makes it difficult for practitioners to know what methods to employ when dividing assets.

Recently, the IRS released its proposed rules (REG-163113-02) on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes and restrictions on liquidation of interest.