Case studies
Forensic Accounting Case Studies
Composite and anonymized case studies showing how forensic accounting works in partner disputes, estates and business litigation.
- 01Business disputesTracing Government-Backed Loans Across a Family of Companies in a Partner DisputeA partner learned his related companies had borrowed millions in SBA loans. We mapped ownership, inventoried every loan and traced where the money went.Read the case study
- 02Estates and fiduciary disputesProving a Trustee's Failure to Protect an Elderly Client's AssetsA trustee said the spending happened before his time. A timeline built from financial and care records showed the misuse continued on his watch.Read the case study
- 03Business disputes and damagesWhen the Books Prove the Deal: Enforcing a Disputed Partner AgreementFormer partners claimed the agreement was never binding. Their own ledger and bank records showed they had followed it, and the damages calculation led to a multi-million-dollar judgment.Read the case study
- 04Business valuation and divorceSame Practice, Two Very Different Values: Getting a Business Valuation Right in DivorceTwo experts valued the same health care practice and landed far apart. The gap came down to method, owner pay and goodwill.Read the case study
- 05Divorce and supportThe Income That Wasn't on the Tax Return: Using Lifestyle Analysis in a Support CaseA family spent more than twice the income on the tax returns. A lifestyle analysis built on third-party records, with every other source of funds ruled out, supported a higher support figure.Read the case study
- 06Fraud and embezzlement investigationA Trusted Insider, a Decade of Theft: Tracing Embezzlement Hidden in Plain SightOne person controlled the books and the people records for a decade. Third-party records exposed several overlapping schemes and supported a repayment agreement.Read the case study
- 07Shareholder disputes and valuationSqueezed Out: Valuing a Departing Shareholder's Stake and Correcting His EquityA shareholder was removed without a buyout. We corrected the company's equity records and calculated what his interest was worth.Read the case study
Each case study is a composite or has had names, amounts, dates and locations changed to protect confidentiality.
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