Forensic Accounting - The Legal Environment and the Accountant As Expert Witness
Category: Law & Regulation and Compliance | Date: 10/12/2024 09:00 | Duration: 100 mins | Tag: CPDFIE24D7S1 | Type: Webinar | Speaker: Dermot Madden
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Course Details
There are many issues which involve forensic thinking, company law and taxation, and their inter-relationships, which professionals need to keep in mind, as they advise clients, or work as professional accountants in industry.
Being aware of such relationships will enhance the professional’s critical thinking as he or she ponder issues or advise on potential courses of action.
This will enhance their ability to add value to their work for their clients or employers.
Dermot Madden will cover the following topics during this webinar:
- What exactly is forensic accounting?
- Forensic Accounting compared to Auditing
- Experience Required and Critical Skills
- Communication Skills – Written & Verbal
- Spotting Fraudulent Behaviour
- Types of Engagements
- Writing reports as an expert
- Courtroom Performance and Bias
- Legal Environment
- Application to Tax
- Application to KYC
- Application to AML
This session will be of particular interest to:
- Qualified Accountants who wish to practice in this niche area
- Other interested accountants who wish to develop their forensic skills
Course Level: Intermediate
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CPD Course Speaker
Madden & Company
Dermot Madden
Dermot Madden has over forty years’ experience working at senior levels in the Irish Revenue Commissioners and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (“ODCE”). Now the Corporate Enforcement Agency (“CEA”).
He is a former Commissioned Inspector of Taxes who lead the DIRT enquiry audits on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners.
The DIRT enquiry followed the revelation that all major Irish banks had operated tax free fraudulent bank accounts for many years up until the late 1990’s.
He was the senior Forensic Accountant in the ODCE for over fourteen years. He has substantial and unique courtroom experience in giving expert witness testimony.
He has authored grounding affidavits in major white collar criminal cases.
He has lectured and examined Forensic Accounting in Trinity College Dublin.
He will bring his unique experiences, insights and advices to accounting and auditing professionals, to enhance their understanding of what good forensic thinking and reporting is.
He is a former Commissioned Inspector of Taxes who lead the DIRT enquiry audits on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners.
The DIRT enquiry followed the revelation that all major Irish banks had operated tax free fraudulent bank accounts for many years up until the late 1990’s.
He was the senior Forensic Accountant in the ODCE for over fourteen years. He has substantial and unique courtroom experience in giving expert witness testimony.
He has authored grounding affidavits in major white collar criminal cases.
He has lectured and examined Forensic Accounting in Trinity College Dublin.
He will bring his unique experiences, insights and advices to accounting and auditing professionals, to enhance their understanding of what good forensic thinking and reporting is.