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Forensic Accounting - 5 Steps to Successful Performance (Course Id 2290)

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Author:

Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 16 ||| Word Count: 6183 ||| Review Questions: 5 ||| Final Exam Questions: 5

CPE Credits:

1.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$12.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Forensic Accounting - 5 Steps to Successful Performance - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Accounting

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course offers a comprehensive overview of forensic accounting, covering the standards, qualifications, and a practical five step process for successful engagements.

  • Covers the standards guiding forensic accounting professionals and the qualifications needed for success.
  • Outlines a basic five step process for conducting thorough and well documented engagements.
  • Supplements the five step process with examples of techniques used by forensic accountants.
  • Worth 1.0 CPE credit in Accounting as a self study text course on forensic accounting performance, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 5 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Forensic Accounting course recognizes the key objectives forensic accountants pursue when performing an engagement.

This course identifies techniques forensic accountants use to perform engagements, including maintaining a clear audit trail.

This course recognizes the professional standards forensic accountants should follow when conducting an engagement.

Forensic Accounting 5 Steps to Successful Performance is a Technical, self study text course in Accounting worth 1.0 CPE credit, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 5 review questions (optional) at a 70% passing score. CPEthink is approved by NASBA as a CPE sponsor and lists this course on the NASBA site as a courtesy for CPAs to search https://nasba.org.

Description:

This course offers a comprehensive overview of forensic accounting, covering the standards guiding these professionals, the essential qualifications, and the experience necessary for success in this field.  Additionally, this course also outlines a basic five-step process designed to facilitate thorough and meticulously documented engagements, supplemented with examples of the techniques employed by forensic accountants.  

Usage Rank:

71923

Release:

2024

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

Additional Links:

Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

04-Jun-2026

NASBA Course Declaration:

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Keywords:

Forensic Accounting - 5 Steps to Successful Performance - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:


Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the key objectives of forensic accounting
  • Identify techniques that forensic accountant use to perform engagements
  • Recognize the standards which forensic accountants should follow
  • Identify the importance of maintaining a clear audit trail in a forensic engagement


Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Forensic Accounting - 5 Steps to Successful Performance

Course Learning Objectives

Course Overview

What is Forensic Accounting?

Objectives of Forensic Accounting

What Makes a Good Forensic Accountant

What Standards Do Forensic Accountants Follow

Overview of the Five-Step Process

Step 1 – Engagement Planning

Step 2 – Evidence Gathering

Review Questions

Step 3 – Analysis & Examination

Step 4 – Reporting & Documentation

Step 5 – Litigation Support & Follow-Up

Conclusion

Review Questions

Glossary of Key Terms

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