Forensic accounting or investigative accounting as some people call it is that branch of accounting that is specially designed to engage in litigation and financial investigation. In forensic accounting, most of the things done there are a little bit more advanced than what is being learnt in conventional accounting.
In forensic accounting, you need to have knowledge in the following fields
COMPUTER FORENSICS: computer forensic knowledge would save you time in forensic accounting. Compute
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The traditional role of auditors is to express professional opinion on a set of prepared financial statements. What this means is that third parties rely on the audited information to make investment decisions as the main reason why we audit financial statements
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The role of auditors in the traditional setting is to express professional opinion on piece of account statements prepared by directors of a company. The essence is to rend credibility to the said statements, and that is where the problem lies. So many people have in the past questioned the relevance of accounting and auditing if corporate collapse that are in most cases directly linked to accounting and auditing scandals are still the order of the day.
It is ridiculous and hard to comprehend the rationale behind heavy expenses that companies make out of shareholders fund if absolute assurance
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