Forensic Accounting Starts at Home
Giving an accountant "the scent" of what transactions could be problems saves time and money.
It is fairly common for an initial divorce interview to reveal that one spouse has never really kept track of family finances. And that often brings up suspicions about whether the “money spouse” has been playing games by hiding income or assets.
Finding those things is typically the work of a person known as a “forensic accountant.” That person has accounting skills augmented with some training in tracing cash flows to see if money has …