Practice Areas
Forensic Accounting | Forensic Accounting |
Forensic Accounting Defined: The utilization of accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to conduct an examination into a company's financial statements. Thus, providing an accounting analysis that is suitable for court. Forensic accountants are trained to look beyond the numbers and deal with the business reality of a situation. They are frequently used in fraud cases.
Meg Holland & Associates, PC, CPA, is not your typical accounting firm. Meg Holland & Associates, PC, CPA, is the leading firm in the Lehigh Valley in forensic accounting. Attorneys turn to us when they need a forensic accountant. Meg Holland is not only a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), she is Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Maureen Schaeffer is an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) and a Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA* - considered candidate until court testimony experience is obtained).
Meg Holland & Associates, PC, CPA, combines traditional accounting knowledge with experience in operational/performance audits, investigative forensic financial analysis and extensive knowledge of the applicable law. We have the knowledge and expertise in forensic accounting and operational auditing to investigate and analyze a particular situation and then deliver the level of service and detail appropriate to document, solve and make recommendations regarding future changes. We work with attorneys on a regular basis on civil and criminal cases regarding divorce, commercial damages, breach of contract, personal injury, lost earnings/wages, etc. In addition, we assist insurance companies on a regular basis in the review of long-term disability claims. We analyze financial reporting, including income prior to disability and part-time earnings, and identify situations that require further investigation as to policy compliance.
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