Description

Almost every business and individual has to file tax returns, which can be a great treasure trove of information for forensic accountants. Whether in a divorce, partnership dispute, recreating books and records, or bankruptcy proceeding, analyzing tax return information should be an initial step in uncovering income and assets. The IRS retains a large amount of information, both from taxpayers and 3rd parties who report financial transactions. This course will be your guide in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating tax return information, so that you have a full picture of the financial investigation. Your presenter is a 20 year veteran with IRS-Criminal Investigation, who used this information as a basis for his federal criminal investigations.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Instructor: Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE

Target Audience

CPAs, forensic accountants, fraud examiners

Course Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...Identify the rules to get the IRS to disclose informationRequest pertinent information from the IRSEvaluate the information recorded in IRS transcriptsRecognize the potential leads on individual and business tax returnsConduct an analysis of information into a spreadsheet

Subjects

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The rules of IRS disclosure of tax informationUnderstanding the role of IRS transcriptsInterpreting the actions of the IRS in transcriptsFOIA requestsAnalyzing tax information and returns for financial leads

Prerequisites

A basic understand of tax return information and recreating books and records