Author: Chris Kavinsky

It has been nearly 20 years since, in the pages of the Journal, the authors introduced the Fraud Diamond—a novel extension of the long-established Fraud Triangle that places greater emphasis on the personal characteristics of the fraud perpetrator. To mark this anniversary, the authors present a retrospective analysis of […] Click here to view full […]

The proliferation of technology throughout modern business has created novel opportunities for financial statement fraud. But technology tools can also be leveraged to help detect and prevent fraud. Contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) approaches have the potential to be more efficient and accurate in detecting fraud, especially novel frauds. But […] Click here to view full […]

Enacted in 1984, and subsequently amended, the Single Audit Act was established to provide assurance to the federal government that recipients of federal funds have internal controls in place and are in compliance with the federal requirements related to the programs for which the funds were granted. A single […] Click here to view full […]

The Biden administration is ramping up new audit teams and regulations to collect some $50 billion in taxes over the next decade from business partnerships such as hedge funds, real estate investors and wealthy individuals it says inappropriately use “basis shifting” to avoid paying taxes, the Treasury Department announced. […] Click here to view full […]

Eric A. Kreuter, PhD, CPA, CGMA, CFE, CASAC-T, and Andre Roland Castillo, MBA, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE, and Ryan Constantino Finance-related disputes are inevitable in business. Disagreements can arise between enterprises of all sizes due to differing expectations, miscommunication, or outright misconduct. When disputes arise, forensic accountants provide an […] Click here to view full […]

Many nonprofits that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have financially benefited from claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). But the ERC has become the source of considerable notoriety over the last several years and is now the focus of significant government enforcement activity. Originally enacted in 2020 as […] Click here to view full […]