Open AccessForensic Accountants: Financial Investigators
Author(s) -
Les Nunn,
Brian L. McGuire,
Carrie Morgan Whitcomb,
Eric Jost
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of business and economics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-8893
pISSN - 1542-4448
DOI - 10.19030/jber.v4i2.2631
Subject(s) - misappropriation , credibility , audit , accounting , style (visual arts) , span (engineering) , management , business , economics , political science , law , history , engineering , civil engineering , archaeology
The public fraud scandals with companies like Enron and WorldCom, the Internet and other technological advances, and even the threat of terrorists have created a large demand for the skills and services provided by forensic accountants. Forensic accountants are in high demand because they play a critical role in an investigation of suspected financial scandals and misappropriation of assets. It is their job to bring independence and credibility to these investigations.