Fathom Forensic Accounting LLC
FRAUD INVESTIGATION | LITIGATION SUPPORT | FRAUD PREVENTION
Fathom Forensic Accounting LLC
FRAUD INVESTIGATION | LITIGATION SUPPORT | FRAUD PREVENTION
What is Forensic Accounting?
Forensic accounting is the integration of accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to provide quantitative financial information suitable for legal proceedings. Forensic accountants unravel sophisticated schemes to disguise fraud, move money, and hide assets.
Forensic Accountants Add Value By:
Analyzing financial data, such as:
- Checking, savings, and credit card accounts
- Investment accounts
- Payroll and other employment data
- Tax and other regulatory filings
- Financial statements
- Estate and trust documents
- Loan data
- Financial disclosures
Tracing the flow of funds and identifying hidden assets
Identifying and interviewing witnesses and subjects
Communicating results of analysis in simple reports, charts, and tables
Coordinating with law enforcement and prosecutors
Preparing for court proceedings
Detecting and investigating allegations and suspicions of fraud
Discovering and mitigating internal control weaknesses
Deterring and preventing fraud
Who Benefits from a Forensic Accountant?
A business owner who suspects embezzlement by an employee
A beneficiary who is concerned about misuse of funds by an executor or trustee
A creditor who suspects bankruptcy fraud
A church leader concerned about theft by the bookkeeper
A spouse in divorce proceedings, who believes her/his spouse hid assets or understated income
A nonprofit board who suspects asset misappropriation by the executive director
Anyone affected by online scams, elder fraud, romance schemes, or Ponzi schemes
