Forensic accountants are frequently engaged to review business interruption or lost profits claims for insurance matters. Theoretically, the objective of business interruption insurance is to return the claimant to the position that they would have otherwise experienced had a loss not occurred....

The purpose of this paper is to build on and expand Stone and Miller's (2013) (henceforth, Stone and Miller) propositions concerning "what matters" in forensic accounting research. Forensic accounting research that matters is a function of the purpose(s) of forensic accounting research. Stone...

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...

Previous research has set a firm position on quality and credibility of accounting information in the audit markets. Firth and Smith (1992), observed that brand name auditors provide higher assurance and credibility to the audited financial statements of companies with little or no trading...

The valuation of S Corporations has been a source of great controversy since the beginning of the recent decade when the US Tax Court ruled in Gross v. Commissioner that the net income of S Corporations should not be tax-affected in the valuation process. The benefit of removing a level of...

This study investigates whether the valuation methods of closely held companies chosen by courts are a function of type of case and level of court. The results of the current study indicate there appear to be systematic trends in court preferences for various valuation methods and approaches....

How-to guidance for measuring lost profits due to business interruption damages A Quantitative Approach to Commercial Damages explains the complicated process of measuring business interruption damages, whether they are losses are from natural or man-made disasters, or whether the performance of...

This paper not only recommends means whereby principal-agent problems could be addressed, but also considers various ways in which the external auditor and audit committees contribute as corporate governance tools. The impact of bank regulations on risk taking and the need for a consideration of...

The use of unconventional monetary tools and particularly, the resort by central banks to asset purchase programs instigated as a means of addressing prolonged periods of low inflation has not only generated new and innovative approaches to monetary policy channels aimed at facilitating the...