Consultants' Training Insitute

Cornerstones of
Financial Forensics Workshop

Created and Taught by NACVA—The AICPA’s “Preferred Provider” of this Training for CFF® Candidates and Credential Holders

Lady Justice The Cornerstones of Financial Forensics Workshop was built upon the Content Specific Outline underlying the AICPA’s Certified in Financial ForensicsSM (CFF®) Body of Knowledge.

Workshop attendees will receive a CD-ROM of interactive, web-hyperlinked resources designed to direct candidates for the AICPA's CFF® to additional education, study, and CFF® exam preparation.
August 6–10 Denver, CO
October 22–26 Atlanta, GA
November 12–16 Philadelphia, PA
May 6–10, 2013 Chicago, IL
 
Attendees will benefit from and take away a rich bibliography of resources, materials, aids, guides, and web links to direct NACVA CFFATM and AICPA CFF® candidates to additional study and education to help prepare them to obtain either credential.

The workshop will deliver an understanding of professional standards, the legal underpinnings of financial forensics, as well as a thorough overview of the following specialized areas of financial forensics practice:
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Reorganization
  • Business Valuation
  • Computer Forensic Analysis
  • Economic Damages
  • Family Law
  • Financial Statement Misrepresentation
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Response

Day One: Professional Responsibilities, Practice Management, and Fundamental Forensic Knowledge

Learning Objectives:

  • Articulate the responsibilities of a CPA practicing in financial forensics
  • Apply the relevant legal principles to the application of financial forensics
  • Employ proven techniques of practice management applicable to the financial forensics practice

Day Two: Economic Damages Calculations

Learning Objectives:

  • Build an effective and defensible lost profits and damages model in the context of litigation
  • Distinguish the differences in measurements for patent, copyright, and trademark damages
  • Relate the legal principles and parameters to the presentation of business damages

Day Three: Valuation and Family Law

Learning Objectives:

  • Outline the fundamental principles underlying the valuation of business enterprises
  • Distinguish between appropriate valuation approaches for estate, gift, and transactional purposes and appropriate methodology for dispute resolution purposes
  • Apply valuation and forensic methodology to the resolution of financial issues in family law matters

Day Four: Financial Statement Misrepresentations and Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Response

Learning Objectives:

  • Apply proven methodology for the detection of financial statement misrepresentation
  • Employ generally accepted approaches to the uncovering of fraudulent transactions
  • Define the principles and procedures that may be employed to prevent fraud in the business environment

Day Five: Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Reorganization and Computer Forensic Analysis

Learning Objectives:

  • List and apply the principles that define a company as insolvent
  • Recognize and document fraudulent transfers
  • Outline the conditions that give rise to breaches in computer systems and the forensic techniques designed to detect and remedy them


Registration

Early registration discounts available!
For information and to register, call Member Services at (800) 677-2009
NACVA and IBA Members
$2,700 for the entire five-day workshop
Non-Members
$3,000 for the entire five-day workshop
Registration is also available on a per day basis. Call (800) 677-2009 for details.

Participants will receive a CD-ROM of web-hyperlinked resources built upon the content specific outline underlying the AICPA’s Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF®) body of knowledge. The CD-ROM of resources is designed to direct candidates for NACVA's CFFATM and the AICPA's CFF® to additional education, study, and exam preparation.


Disclaimer: CFF® is a registered trademark and Certified in Financial ForensicsSM is a service mark of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

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

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit
CPE Credits
40 hours for the entire five-day program
8 hours CPE per day
Fields of Study
2 hrs Accounting; 5 hrs Auditing; 1 hr Business Law; 4 hrs Computer Science; 1 hr Economics; 1 hr Finance;
1 hr Regulatory Ethics; 24 hrs Specialized Knowledge & Applications; 1 hr Tax


NASBA

The Consultants' Training Institute (CTI) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

Delivery Method: Group-Live
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Overview
Advanced Preparation: None
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