David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Trade associations, some business brokers, and others may use what are known as Rules of Thumb to… Read more »
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Forensic Accountants Can Help Businesses Recover from Hurricanes and Other Disasters
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. American businesses large and small suffered a double dose of damage this past month with the back-to-back… Read more »
Avoid These Five Common Mistakes When Valuing a Business – Part Two
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Our two-part study of the most significant mistakes made while performing a business valuation concludes as Philadelphia… Read more »
Avoid These Five Common Mistakes When Valuing a Business – Part One
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. While, in most cases, a business valuation process follows proper professional procedures, there are times when a… Read more »
Why the Date of Valuation Matters When Valuing a Business
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. One of the key factors in performing a business valuation is to determine the date of the… Read more »
Getting Personal with Expenses in a Divorce-Related Business Valuation
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including fraud investigation and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Determining the equitable value of a business at the center of a divorce case can be a tricky circumstance… Read more »
Cash Transactions Can Be Tricky When Valuing a Business in a Divorce
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including fraud investigation and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. The decision to end a marriage is a messy affair that becomes undoubtedly more complicated when the division of… Read more »
Forensic Accounting Experts Help with Business Valuation in Divorces
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including fraud investigation and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. There’s nothing simple about a divorce. Even a seemingly easy marriage dissolution can have its complications. When you factor… Read more »
Forensic Accounting Experts Ease Divorce Valuation Issues
David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including fraud investigation and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. When determining the value of a business is at the heart of divorce settlement calculations, coming to an agreement… Read more »
Don’t Keep This to Yourself: Trade Secrets Have Value
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. Business valuation experts often are asked to value intangible assets of companies. A major component of such assets… Read more »
Not All Financial Statements Are “Associated” With Reliability
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. When you learn a company is “associated” with an accounting firm, don’t automatically assume the financial statements that… Read more »
Petty Cash Fraud Can Be Anything but Insignificant
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. When it comes to the relatively small amount of money that’s kept in your company or organization petty… Read more »
Cut Down on Expense Reimbursement Fraud with These Forensic Accounting Tips
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. One of the most insidious types of fraud affecting small and large corporations and organizations is expense reimbursement… Read more »
