Forensic Accounting – Business as Usual?
Financial disputes flourish in good times and in bad, which is why forensic accountants are kept busy before and after a pandemic! … Read More
Forensic Accounting Services Update
It came as a shock to realize that I had not updated this website for over a year. As a specialist forensic accountant focusing on fraud, money laundering and regulatory tax matters, this past year has been busier than ever, … Read More
Change In Approach To Confiscation Proceedings?
A major part of our work as and forensic accountants is providing expert accountant advice in fraud and criminal matters. Therefore we receive many criminal defence instructions in proceeds of crime confiscation proceedings. I recall back in 2003 when the … Read More
HMRC tax prosecutions are heading the leader board
According to the press, the number of new tax investigation cases has been increasing. The Revenue may be collecting more than ever from the taxpayer, which allows the Chancellor to deliver a more generous budget, but the incidence or people … Read More
Avoiding Tax Seems To Be A National Pastime
HMRC seems to have gone quiet in a number of cases I am involved with. I suppose they have been concentrating on Brexit for some time now? As Sir Rupert Jackson said in his recent Expert Witness Institute speech …the … Read More
The Role Of The Criminal Defence Forensic Accountant
Providing a clear and unambiguous explanation of complex or document heavy financial matters is the fundamental obligation of the forensic accountant in any criminal regulatory dispute or civil financial argument. Unraveling Complex Financial Issues Fully understanding the issues in a … Read More
The confiscation proceedings balancing act
I recall speaking at the 2003 North East Fraud Forum conference that heralded the introduction of the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act. Since then confiscations have become commonplace and there is usually a money laundering aspect to every criminal defence case that I take on. … Read More
Forensic Accounting for Proceeds of Crime Cases
As you would expect this leads to some overblown assumptions being made, and estimates of criminal benefit bearing no relation to the level of actual criminal wrongdoing that has been proven. … Read More
How Innocent Parties Can Be Charged With Money Laundering
I am often called upon to present an explanation of the legitimate international money transfer framework that works outside of the mainstream banking system, a framework that is frequently hijacked by the criminals. In some cases this can lead to a complete acquittal … Read More
Forensic Accounting For Different Types Of Fraud
Sometimes I think that the concept of Ponzi fraud underpins the global economy, with national borrowing and international credit trading reflecting many of the hallmarks of the crime – only on a massive and seemingly acceptable scale! … Read More
