A forensic audit is an examination of a firm's or individual's finances to derive evidence that can be used in a court of law or legal proceeding.

On this date in 1979, the worst accident in the history of the US nuclear power industry began when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, ...

Forensic accounting has taken an important role in both private and public companies since the birth of the 21st century. The failure of some formerly prominent public companies such as Enron and Tyco ...

April 10 -- With a virtual media cottage industry blooming on the corpse of bankrupt Enron and its complicated array of alleged financial shenanigans, could it be just a matter of time before some ...

Insurance claims for employee losses are generally examined by insurance carriers. The carrier will often retain a forensic accountant who has the ability to measure employee losses. Employee losses ...

With all this going on, it's no wonder that the forensic accounting profession has grown by 3.3% in 2022. Interest in the field has increased to an extent where the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

If you enjoy puzzles and have a knack for solving problems, you might consider becoming a forensic accountant. The field of forensic accounting merges finance and investigation as these accountants ...

The term "forensics" may be commonly associated with grizzly crime scene labs, but the same investigative principles are used to search through financial documents to detect illegal financial ...

Marc Davis is the author of several books and has 20+ years of experience writing about business, finance, and economics. Amy Soricelli has over 40 years working with job candidates and has honed the ...