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What is a Financial Neutral and Why Might You Need One

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence, litigation support, and expert witness testimony services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. You may have heard the term “Financial Neutral” used regarding litigation or alternate dispute resolution. This blog discusses Financial… Read more »

Think Cash Transaction Fraud is Easy? Forensic Accountants Make It Difficult

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence, litigation support, and expert witness testimony services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. There are several reasons why the owner or principal of a business – typically a retail business –… Read more »

Forensic Accounting Tips to Help Avoid Costly Revenue Recognition Fraud

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. As noted in my recent six-part series on the state of fraud in 2022 based on the Association of Certified Fraud… Read more »

Cut Down on Petty Cash Fraud with Effective Oversight

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence, litigation support and expert witness testimony services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. While a company’s petty cash account is designed to provide reimbursement quickly and easily for such small expenditures… Read more »

Tips to Help Prevent Fraud in Cash-Intensive Businesses

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. While most sales transactions today involve an electronic or paper check payment, there still are numerous businesses that largely deal with… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part Six

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog, the last in a series of six, concludes my discussion of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) “Occupational… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part Five

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog continues my discussion of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) “Occupational Fraud 2022 – A Report to the… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part Four

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog continues my discussion of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) “Occupational Fraud 2022 – A Report to the… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part Three

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog continues my discussion of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) “Occupational Fraud 2022 – A Report to the… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part Two

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog continues my discussion of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) “Occupational Fraud 2022 – A Report to the… Read more »

Latest ACFE Study Reveals the State of Fraud in 2022 – Part One

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) commissions a survey of fraud in the United States and abroad…. Read more »

Can a Business with No Profits Have Value?

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Uncovering value in an unprofitable business might seem to make as much sense as wringing water out of a rock, but… Read more »

David Anderson Featured on Philadelphia ACFE Website

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. David Anderson, CPA, CFE, CVA has been featured for March 2022 in the “Member Spotlight” on the website of the… Read more »