Conferences
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants offers an annual conference called the AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference which takes place in November of each year.
References
The AICPA 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 members to access many useful resources such as the FVS Learning 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.