Forensic accounting

Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct.[1] Forensic accountants apply a range of skills and methods to determine whether there has been financial reporting misconduct.[2]

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