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Jun 22, 2023, 15:33 PM
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Jacob R. Hough, CFE
OpenAI’s ChatGPT creation is generating a sensation for its information retrieval and sharing ability. Jacob R. Hough, CFE, explains what that may mean for forensic accountants.
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Dec 15, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Paul Donato, CPA, CFE, Irina Lazieva, JD, and Jennifer Riddle, JD
The Biden administration has called for a collaborative, multiagency task force to develop strategies to mitigate the global corruption threat. The DOJ expects companies to review their compliance programs to ensure they have implemented programs that are well-designed, are adequately resourced and empowered to function effectively, and work in practice.
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Sep 14, 2022, 13:24 PM
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Howard Silverstone, MBE, CPA, CFF
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 65-and-older population has grown rapidly since 2010, and, according to forecasts, by 2040 the older population in the United States will reach almost 81 million. Subsequently, elder fraud and abuse will increase with the growing demographic. It’s up to all of us to try and stem the tide of exploitation.
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Jun 21, 2022, 16:51 PM
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David Duffus, CPA, ABV, and CFF
Discusses how a recent court decision in Pennsylvania has shed light on how businesses can protect trade secrets in a remote work environment.
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Jun 1, 2022, 09:50 AM
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Akriti Anand
The universe of data continues to grow – in volume, velocity, and variety. For forensic accountants, that means the scope of potentially relevant evidence is growing too. Moreover, forensic accountants must increasingly contend with evidence that is unstructured – meaning the information format doesn’t fit with conventional databases. Between the complexity of emerging data types and the sheer volume, manual methods of data management and analysis can’t keep up.
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Mar 16, 2022, 09:57 AM
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Howard M. Silverstone, MBE, CPA, CFF, and Irina Balashova, CPA, CIA, CFE
Elder fraud has been defined as “an act targeting older adults in which attempts are made to deceive with promises of goods, services, or financial benefits that do not exist, were never intended to be provided, or were misrepresented.”
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Dec 21, 2021, 09:23 AM
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James A. Stavros, CPA, CFF, and Allison Greenfield, CPA
Delves into some of the factors that should be considered when seeking to calculate lost earnings connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aug 31, 2021, 07:02 AM
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Colleen Vallen, CPA
This feature does not look at business interruption claims as a result of COVID, but rather how business interruption claims were analyzed and evaluated in the past and what impact COVID-19 has had on this process to date and going forward. The world is adjusting to a new normal, and how business interruption claims are evaluated is evolving as well.
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May 27, 2021, 06:39 AM
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James W. Sunday, CMA
Discusses the evolution of fraud models that are designed to help CPAs understand the occurrence of fraud.
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May 26, 2021, 08:35 AM
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Steven G. Blum, CPA, CFE
Explores the intricacies of the whistleblower investigation process, including best practices for guiding the company response and conducting remediation based on findings.
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