Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Digital Forensics

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Webcast or Webinar, Online
12:00PM - 1:35 PM (opens at 11:30AM) EST
1.5Credits
Accounting and Auditing

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$59.00 Regular Price
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$79.00 Regular Price

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 25/AC962281
Level: Basic
Vendor: ACPEN
Field of Study: Auditing, Accounting

Overview:

Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct. Forensic accountants apply a range of skills and methods to determine whether there has been financial reporting misconduct. Financial forensic engagements may fall into several categories. For example:

  • Economic damages calculations, whether suffered through tort or breach of contract.
  • Post-acquisition disputes such as earnouts or breaches of warranties
  • Bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization
  • Securities and tax fraud
  • Money laundering
  • Business valuation
  • Computer forensics/e-discovery

This session is designed to delve into further investigative procedures used including digital forensics. Future sessions will focus on computer forensics, network forensics and mobile forensics.
 

Objectives:

  • Explore and examine the history of digital forensics
  • Discover and define the digital forensic process
  • Explore and examine application of digital forensics
  • Identify and define types of digital forensics
  • Identify digital forensic tools
  • Explore and examine digital evidence

Major Topics:

  • Forensic Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Finance

Major Topics:

  • Forensic Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Finance

Designed For:

Accountants, Finance Professionals, Auditors

Prerequisites:

None