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The course will provide a helpful introduction to the type of work undertaken by a forensic accountant. This will be of interest to accountants in practice considering developing a forensic services offering. The course will explain the skillset of a forensic accountant and sources of work. We consider the role of the forensic accountant as expert witness. Finally we will consider business valuation methodology. Business valuation is frequently relevant in forensic accounting cases and an understanding is generally useful to accountants in practice and industry.

Fiona Hotston Moore covers the following during this course:

• Different types of work undertaken by forensic accountants.
• Tips on setting up a practice in forensic accounting.
• A few recent case studies.
• A review of business valuation methodology.
• Worked example on business valuation to show the sensitivity of the assessment.