There are seven reasons why you should devote the time and money to attend
this session:
• First, your core responsibilities (law enforcement, audit, prosecution,
tax, et al.) will be enhanced by the 200–300+ tools and techniques
taught during the class
• Second, your ancillary responsibility areas will be enhanced by the
200–300+ tools and techniques taught during the class
• Third, you will enhance your technical capabilities as
logical extensions of your expertise
• Fourth, you will possess a framework to train staff and
leverage your knowledge
• Fifth, you will receive actual report excerpts for future application
• Sixth, you will receive actual trial exhibits for future applications
• Seventh, you will be a part of redefining forensic accounting and
financial forensics.

This session is different from any other (alleged) forensic accounting session that you have ever read about or attended. Specifically, it delivers 200–300+ practical, realistic, and immediately useable forensic accounting tools and techniques that you can apply in all aspects of your practice. Participants will gain two distinctive skill sets:

First, a working knowledge of a proprietary forensic accounting methodology, i.e., FA/IM© (Forensic Accounting/Investigation Methodology©). Its software-based “process map” approach will be used to illustrate the application of forensic accounting tools and techniques to all aspects of professional services. The session applies a software-based methodology (selectively available) that provides specific investigative tools and techniques. (FA/IM©’s foundation is continually updated as current and new forensic tools and techniques are formalized. Consequently, it is a continual work-in-progress that compels attendees to periodically repeat the training in order to gain current knowledge.)

Second, training in the “Top 30” specific tools and techniques to use in forensic accounting and related assignments, e.g., Full-and-False Inclusion, Genogram, Entity(s) Charts, Timeline Analysis, Link Analysis, Item Listing, (Modified) Net Worth Method, Source and Use of Cash Method, Proof-of-Cash Method, Digital Analysis (e.g., Benford’s), CAGR, ANOVA, Gap Analysis, AQI, TATA/TARTA, et al.
Also addressed will be: Attest (audit, review, compilation), Credit Assessment,
Fraud (employee, financial statement misrepresentation, corruption),
Internal Audit (operational and financial), Investing, Law Enforcement,
Lending, Litigation/Damages including (partial listing: Alter Ego, Audit/
Review/Compilation, Bankruptcy, Damages, Due Diligence, Fraud–Civil
and Criminal, Fraudulent Transfer/Conveyance, Insurance Loss, Intellectual
Property, Lost Profits, Marital Dissolution, Shareholder Disputes, Solvency/
Insolvency, Tax Returns, Valuation Focusing on Normalizations, Management
Effectiveness, Guidelines), Performance Auditing, Portfolio Analysis,
Portfolio, Taxation (compliance and planning), Valuation (fair value, fair
market value)

Live Exercises will enable participants to use respective tools: Review
accounting profession’s legacy of forensic accounting; Compare and
contrast industry sources, e.g., ACFE, AICPA, CICA, et al.; Introduce and
demonstrate “ICE© & SCORE©” Methodologies; Introduce and demonstrate
“FA/IM©” software Methodology; Demonstrate “hyperlinked” access to
example report contents, tools, et al.; Differentiate forensic accounting from
mere “fraud” analysis (actual cases, including exhibits will be profiled to
demonstrate application); Identify technical reference sources; Full-and-False
Inclusion; Chain of Custody/Duty to Preserve; Genogram; Entity(s) Chart/
Events Analysis; Records-based expectations; Gap Analysis/Document Map;
(Modified) Net Worth; Cash-T Analysis; Lifestyle Analysis; Link Analysis/
Root Tracing; Item Listing; Source and Uses of Cash; Funds Velocity
Techniques (comprehensive), e.g., CAGR, et al.

Live Exercises will enable participants to use respective tools: Identify
technical reference sources; Document Map/Gap Analysis; Interviews and/or
Interrogations; Behavior Detection/FACS; Background Investigation/Search
Log; Collect Data for Validation/Corroboration; Interpersonal Communications;
Audio/Video Recordings, e.g., Receiver; Lead, Participant, and Covert
Informants; Transcripts; Genogram—Updated; Entity(s) Chart—Updated;
Deposition Matrix; Events Analysis; Key Data Output Notebook; et al.

Live Exercises (IDEA© software) will enable participants to use respective
tools: Proof-of-Cash—Single account; Proof-of-Cash—Multiple accounts;
Financial Analysis (Comprehensive); Reverse Proof and Reperform;
Aberrant Pattern Detection; Attributes Sampling; Digital Analysis including:
Benford’s Law, Stratification Percentage Comparison, Statistical Implications,
Duplicate Numbers Test, Rounded Numbers Test, Anomalies Testing, et al.

Statistical Analysis including: Central Limit Theorem, Law of Large
Numbers, Gaussian Distribution/Randomness, Hypothesis Testing, the Law
of Errors, Variance Measurements, Probabilities, Bayesian Theory, Gott’s
Principle, Pascal’s Triangle, Isomorphisms, and Sampling; Begin Written
Report including: “Results Visualization/WPN, Report Card” Concept—
Indicia; Badges, et al.; Empirical Forensic Tests including: Accrual Delta,
AQI, Ball and Brown, Beniesh, CRO, Dechow-Dichev, Lev-Thiagarajan, LI,
SGAI, TATA/CATA/TARTA/TITA/TDTA/TLTA/TCLTA, et al.

Specific case examples will be applied to the following subjects: Alter Ego;
Audits, Reviews, Compilations; Bankruptcy; Damages; Due Diligence;
Fraud—Civil and Criminal; Fraudulent Transfer/Conveyance; Insurance
Loss; Intangible Assets; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Lost Profits; Marital
Dissolution; Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures; Shareholder Disputes;
Solvency/Insolvency; Tax Returns; Valuation, Focusing on Management
Effectiveness, Guideline Selection; et al.

Day 6—Final Examination—Closed Book; Calculator Permitted
• Up to four hours

Day 7—Follow-Up As Required
• tbd

The CPAs, attorneys, academics, and law enforcement professionals (below)
who have designed and instructed this course are exceptionally well qualified
in virtually all aspects of financial disciplines. Their knowledge transfer
provides an unmatched opportunity to glean leading-edge techniques from
their deep expertise.

Thomas F. Burrage CPA/ABV, CVA, DABFA: Burrage & Johnson,
CPA’s, LLC, Albuquerque, NM; Darrell D. Dorrell, CPA/ABV, MBA,
CVA, ASA, CMA, DABFA: financialforensics®, Lake Oswego, OR; John
(Jay) W. Dunbar CPA, CVA: John W. Dunbar CPA, El Paso, TX; Joe Epps,
CPA/CFF/ABV, CFE, CVA: Epps CPA Consulting PLLC, Scottsdale, AZ;
Gregory A. Gadawski, CPA/ABV, CVA, CFE: financialforensics®, Lake
Oswego, OR; Odalys Z. Lara, CPA, CVA, CFFA, CFD: Perzel & Lara
Forensic CPA’s, P.A., Clearwater, FL; R. Miles Mason, Sr., JD, CPA: Miles
Mason Family Law Group, LLC, Memphis, TN; Dr. Diane A. Matthews,
CPA, CFE: Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA; Patricia A. Perzel, CPA, CVA,
CFFA, CFD (Progenitor): Perzel & Lara Forensic CPA’s, P.A., Clearwater,
FL; Gabriel H. Shurek, Manager: Gettry Marcus Stern & Lehrer, CPA, P.C.,
Woodbury, NY; Mark S. Warshavsky, CPA/ABV, MBA, CVA, CBA, CFE,
DABFA, CFFA: Gettry Marcus Stern & Lehrer, CPA, P.C., Woodbury, NY.

Attendees (alphabetical) can be: Attorneys, auditors, bankers, CEOs, CFOs, corporate counsel, CPAs, credit analysts, economists, expert witnesses, fiduciaries, financial analysts, insurance claims adjustors, investigators, investment bankers, investors, judges, law enforcement, lenders, stock and market analysts, turnaround specialists, and others. Attendees are encouraged to be: Medium to heavily experienced professionals; those who are new to the discipline are not encouraged to attend.

September 20-25	Dallas, TX
October 25-30	Washington, DC
December 6-11	Las Vegas, NV

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2010 Package Pricing
(Before early registration discounts.)...........Non-Member.............Member
Individual Days..........................................................$550......................$495
Five Days of Training......................................................$2,750..................$2,475
CFFA Certification Exam..........................................................$395......................$395
First-Year NACVA Membership
with Training and Exam..................................$300

For more information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation policies, please call our director of Member Services: (801) 486-0600.

Delivery Method	Group-Live
Program Level	Intermediate
Advanced Preparation	There will be some advanced preparation work.
Prerequisites	Previous training or research on subject matter being taught for CFFA Credential Criteria.
Fields of Study	Accounting	11
	Auditing	19
	Regulatory Ethics	1
	Business Law	2
	Communications	2
	Specialized Knowledge and Applications	5
Total CPE Hours		40

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