Written by DL GarrenThis article is to educate and protect you and your loved ones from online scammers during this holiday season and beyond. Please be sure to pass this information forward.The Internet is like the wild wild west. It is uncontrolled and where...

There is a difference between an accountant and a forensic accountant. Forensic accounting, sometimes called investigative accounting, is the application of accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems. Forensic accountants investigate and document financial...

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is an accounting professional who has passed the Uniform CPA examination and has met all additional state certification and experience requirements.  This is done by acquiring the necessary college credits by studying accounting,...

This article is a supplement to the earlier article “Who Are Embezzlers? Misappropriation of funds is a method of money theft of which embezzlement is a common form. This form of crime involves a person who steals something he/she possesses and controls but does not...

Experience has shown that embezzlers are opportunists that find weaknesses in systems and exploit them. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners issued their 2018 Report to the Nation a Global Study[1]. The study shows that employees commit the largest percentage...

The victims of occupational fraud (asset misappropriation, embezzlement, etc.) can range from individuals to several entities including, small business, public companies, government entities, not for profit entities, estates and trusts, and other entities. To...

Guest Author: Laurie M. East, CPA Theft and embezzlement are widespread in healthcare, and according to the Association of Certified Examiners, approximately $25 billion annually is lost in medical practice offices from theft and embezzlement by employees. According...

How to handle theft by employees and what to do to prevent theft in a small business setting. President Ronald Reagan advised Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the arms control agreement that he would “trust but verify;” so should a small business owner do. As a...

Every day brings a new story about the IRS seizing bank accounts of American citizens. From grocery stores to dairy farms, from construction companies to other small businesses; if cash comes in, so does the IRS. In days past the IRS Criminal Investigations (CI)...