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.

Economic damages calculations, whether suffered through tort or breach of contract.Post-acquisition disputes such as earnouts or breaches of warrantiesBankruptcy, insolvency and reorganizationSecurities and tax fraudMoney launderingBusiness valuationComputer forensics/e-discovery

This session is designed to delve a bit deeper into the world of forensic accounting and identify some of the specific areas of expertise required to become a forensic accountant. We will then first delve deeper into the art of document analysis and handwriting analysis.