Financial Forensic Accounting Education Courses

Course 1- Professional Responsibility is now available and is one of 15 courses developed in partnership between AICPA and Golden Gate University.  Each is an online course, available on demand, with audio and visual presentations from experts in the forensic niche.  Course 2 – Applicable Professional Standards will launch January 29^th.  Courses may be purchased individually or as a Bundle for one set price.  Additional courses will launch monthly through May 2010.

Characteristics and Skills of the Forensic Accountant

Want to learn what traits and skills attorneys, other CPAs, and accounting/auditing professors view as essential for forensic accountants?  This white papers reveals the results of a recent research study designed to gain a clearer understanding of the essential traits and characteristics and core skills that forensic accountants are expected to possess for the varied investigative matters for which they are retained.  Learn more>>

Daubert Tracker Subscription Now Included in FVS Membership!New in 2010! FVS Section members (inclusive of ABV and CFF credential holders) can access Daubert Tracker as part of their membership. The critically acclaimed Daubert Tracker provides expert witnesses, judges, and legal researchers with fingertip access to information associated with reported and unreported “evidentiary gatekeeping” cases.  The product tracks cases from both federal and state jurisdictions going back to 1993 and is updated daily. Subscribe Now.

While cost of capital is an essential concept in business valuation, it is equally important in assessing economic damages. This web seminar will address issues surrounding cost of capital in damages matters: How is the cost of capital derived from business valuation related to the discount rates to be used in computing the present value of lost profits?  Should future damages be discounted at a company's weighted average cost of capital, the risk-free rate or some other rate? How might a lost profits damage claim differ from a business valuation? Join our thought leaders as they share tips and proven approaches that will help participants increase their understanding of this complex subject in this second installment of the Cost of Capital as a Critical Element in Business Valuation Web Seminar Series. Learn more >> 

Live Web Seminar: What Auditors Need To Know About Computer Facilitated Frauds. Feb. 10 at 2pm EST. CPE: 1.5

Despite the onset of increasingly complex technologies and significant reliance by enterprises of all sizes on accounting information systems, CPAs continue to be challenged in helping their clients prevent or detect computer facilitated frauds. This web seminar will discuss how given the combination of business and technology skills used to exploit this fraud, CPAs, especially those holding certifications, can assist companies from becoming a victim to the fraud, and in a worst case scenario, prepare to respond to the incident. Register now >>