Financial Statements
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Investigative &
Forensic Accounting
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Litigation Support
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Dispute Resolution
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Taxation
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Consulting
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Financial Statements
Interim
and year-end financial statements:
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Compilation
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"Notice to Reader"
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Review Engagements
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Audit Engagements
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Future Orientated
Investigative & Forensic Accounting
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Application of accounting skills and knowledge, and an investigative mindset, to incidents of fraud and other financial improprieties
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Ascertain the key facts, identify the perpetrators, locate and quantify the misappropriated funds; gather all of the relevant facts and evidence to determine whether grounds exists to support allegations of wrongdoing
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Compile documentary and testimonial evidence that can serve a variety of purposes, including: civil litigation and criminal investigations; obtaining and executing Anton Piller orders (civil search warrants) and providing expert witness testimony
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Assist in providing proactive fraud prevention and detection programs
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Purchase investigations
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Insurance and damage claims
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Shareholder disputes
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Matrimonial property and personal injury claims
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Asset tracing and recovery
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Provide accounting and investigative services to both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes, and testifying on their behalf in court as expert witness
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Advising lawyers on the merits of a client's case and on case strategy
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Critique experts' reports filed by the opposing party, prepare questions and financial exhibits to be used in pretrial discoveries and in cross examinations at trial
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Assessment of economic damages; interpretation and application of accounting principles
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Shareholder disputes
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Court preparation
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Due diligence
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Expert witness testimony
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Guidance, strategy and advice
Mediation
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A process of assisted negotiation which relies on a neutral third party (mediator) to help parties reach a mutually agreeable resolution
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Participation by the parties may be voluntary (by private agreement) or mandatory (through a public program such as court-connected mediation
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Whether attendance is voluntary or mandatory, settlements are consensual - the mediator has no authority to impose a result
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Once parties reach a settlement with the help of the mediator, they can enter into a binding agreement which is as enforceable as any court order
Arbitration
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An adjudicative form of dispute resolution involving a mutually acceptable third party (arbitrator) empowered to make a decision on the merits after an informal hearing which usually includes presentation of evidence and an oral argument
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Arbitral decisions are generally binding and subject to limited judicial review.
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May be voluntary (by private agreement) or compulsory (by legislation or through a public court-connected program)
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"Final offer selection" is a version of arbitration where the arbitrator chooses between "best offers" submitted by both parties
Taxation
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Corporate income tax planning and compliance
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Personal income tax planning and compliance
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Goods and Services Tax
Consulting
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Management systems
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Systems evaluation
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Computer hardware
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Computer software
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