In considering all the points highlighted in this presentation, as outlined by the OECD (see OECD (2011), Corporate Loss Utilization through Aggressive Tax Planning, OECD Publishing), one salient point to be accentuated relates to the disadvantage of audits as a means for detecting schemes...

This paper is aimed at illustrating that certain capacities exist whereby the dual role of the external auditor (in undertaking internal audit roles as well as skilled persons roles) could be exercised to the optimal and maximum benefit of an entity or organisation. It also aims to accentuate on...

As well as a two-fold contribution to the literature as highlighted in their paper, “Financial Disruptions and the Cyclical Upgrading of Labor” (2017:8), and elaborated on by Epstein et al, the reconciliation of two quantitative limitations of current general equilibrium theories...

A compilation of the assets for a marital estate can provide an essential mechanism to identify marital property vs. separate property. This type of balance sheet is prepared using similar methodology as a balance sheet prepared in a financial statement for an operating business. The...

Corporate governance has been the subject of dozens, if not hundreds, of books and articles in legal, accounting, finance, and economic literature since at least 1932. Disclosure has also been the subject of dozens, if not hundreds, of books and articles in legal, accounting, finance, and...

Hundreds of studies have been published in forensic accounting journals over the past 15 years on various topics using a variety of research methods. But the basic question has yet to be addressed – what is the purpose of research in forensic accounting? Forensic accounting and forensic...

This paper presents an applied teaching case intended for use in a graduate forensic accounting course. In this case, readers obtain a qualitative fact pattern from two different perspectives regarding case specific perspectives. Readers also receive quantitative information that will require...

Forensic accountants are routinely engaged to calculate damages when a personal economic loss is the result of a harmful act. In a legal setting, the individual harmed (the plaintiff) and the person who caused the harm (the defendant) are usually at odds regarding the amount of financial...