Conferences
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants offers an annual conference called the AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference. The next conference will take place in Denver on November 9 through 11, 2020.
References
The AICPA store has many publications available for purchase that cover Forensic, Valuation and Litigation Services and Fraud Prevention, Detection & Response.
Joining the AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Section allows access to many useful resources such as the Forensic & Valuation Services Library. This library contains professional standards, various practice aids and templates.
Practice Aids include:
- Introduction to Civil Litigation;
- Forensic Accounting - Fraud Investigations;
- How to Organize a Forensic Accounting Investigation;
- Measuring Damages Involving Individuals; and
- Serving as an Expert Witness or Consultant.
It allows access to White Papers on topics such as:
- How to Organize a Forensic Accounting Investigation;
- Conducting Effective Interviews;
- Managing the Business Risk of Fraud;
- Characteristics and Skills of a Forensic Accountant; and
- Forensic Accounting: Investigation Report Writing.
In addition, it allows access to the Forensic & Valuation Services Webcast Library which offers numerous webcasts including:
- FVS Engagement Management: Best Practices;
- Internal Investigations: Was it Ignorance, Negligence or Fraud?;
- The Financial Expert's Role in the Litigation Process;
- Leveraging Forensic Data Analysis Techniques;
- Forensic Analysis Expert Witness Testimony: Defending Your Expert Report and Expert Testimony; and
- Forensic Accounting: Investigation Report Writing.
Other useful references are:
Litigation Support - Accounting For Damages, A Framework for Litigation Support by Ronald T. Smith and Cynthia R.C. Sefton published by Carswell (ISBN 0-459-55789-0) available at 1-800-387-5164.
Investigative Accounting - Fraud Examiners Manual (U.S. and Canadian Editions available) published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners available at 1-800-245-3321.