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What is forensic accounting?

Forensic accounting applies accounting, tracing, reconciliation, and investigative techniques to disputed financial records and legal claims.

What forensic accountants review

A forensic accountant may review bank statements, ledgers, accounting exports, invoices, tax returns, payroll records, contracts, and correspondence tied to disputed transactions.

Fraud, tracing, and reconstruction

Common assignments include tracing funds, reconstructing incomplete records, identifying unexplained transactions, reviewing hidden asset indicators, and preparing schedules that connect findings to source documents.

How it supports counsel

The work can support discovery planning, settlement analysis, mediation, expert reports, rebuttal, deposition preparation, and testimony when the assignment calls for expert opinions.

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A useful guide answers a specific attorney question, explains the practical issue, identifies common records, and links to the related service or matter page.
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Guides should be reviewed when rules, standards, service offerings, or key search intent changes. Dated legal or accounting references should be checked before launch.

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