Forensic Accounting Video series

Learn From the Best!

The American Board of Forensic Accounting (ABFA), in conjunction with Dr. Dr. Larry Crumbley, emeritus professor at Louisiana State University (LSU) and one of the leading forensic accounting lecturers and authors in the world, along with an esteemed group of educators and professionals, developed the Forensic Accounting Video Series (FAVS).

Each video session is based on an interactive learning platform which covers the broad base of forensic accounting knowledge. FAVS is divided into twenty-four (24) separate video sessions, each with specific learning objectives, practice questions, and an assessment test. FAVS will help individuals learn more about forensic accounting.

ABFA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

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Video Training Sessions

Series 1
Series 2
Series 3

Series 1

Session 1

Session 1

Highlights

  • The Movie “The Accountant” Starring Ben Affleck
  • The World’s Most Corrupt Industries
  • The Effects of Fraud
  • Fraud Red Flags and Clues
  • Rita Crundwell Embezzlement Case

Details

  • Video Length: 59 min 51 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 2

Session 2

Highlights

  • Examples of Fraud
  • Thinking like a Detective
  • The History of Forensic Accounting
  • Controlling Fraud
  • Important Economic Crime Statistics

Details

  • Video Length: 56 min 13 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 3

Session 3

Highlights

  • Fraudsters Come in All Sizes
  • Fraud Detection
  • Profiling the Fraudster
  • Fraud Motivators: Building on the Fraud Triangle

Details

  • Video Length: 47 min 32 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 4

Session 4

Highlights

  • Pillars of Financial Reporting
  • COSO Cube Anti-Fraud Systems
  • Tone at the Top Internal Auditors
  • Approaches to Fraud Risk Assessment
  • Financial Audits vs. Forensic Audits

Details

  • Video Length: 71 min 49 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 5

Session 5

Highlights

  • Being Proactive
  • Social Engineering Schemes
  • Methods of Detection
  • Earnings Management
  • Financial Reporting

Details

  • Video Length: 56 min 01 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 6

Session 6

Highlights

  • Earnings Management
  • Responses to Fraud
  • Financial Statement Fraud
  • Types of Misappropriations
  • Preventing Fraud

Details

  • Video Length: 53 min 43 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 7

Session 7

Highlights

  • Symptoms of Fraud
  • Employee Schemes
  • Investigating Like a Detective
  • Using Statistics to Find Fraud
  • Evidential Material

Details

  • Video Length: 58 min 19 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 8

Session 8

Highlights

  • Illegal Acts by Clients
  • Computer Technology and Fraud
  • Data Mining and Other Investigative Technology Methods
  • Risk Management

Details

  • Video Length: 51 min 31 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Series 2

Session 9

Session 9 - Broad Approach

Highlights

  • Signs of Internal Fraud
  • Criminal Categories and Federal Sentencing Guidelines
  • Yates Memo
  • Warning Signs
  • The Profile of a Fraudster
  • Fraud Statistics and Facts

Details

  • Video Length: 48 min 17 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 10

Session 10

Highlights

  • IRS Forensic Accounting
  • Financial Statement Fraud
  • Signs of the Crimes
  • Contracts
  • Bribery and Kickbacks

Details

  • Video Length: 59 min 58 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 11

Session 11

Highlights

  • Interviewing
  • Interrogation
  • How to Tell when Someone is Lying
  • Deception Indicators
  • Proper Documentation of the Interview

Details

  • Video Length: 54 min 48 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 12

Session 12

Highlights

  • Computer Evidence
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Fraud Analysis Techniques
  • Special Investigation Units
  • Expert Witnessing and Other Areas of Practice

Details

  • Video Length: 49 min 59 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 13

Session 13 - Top five issues over the next two to five years

Highlights

  • Issues Facing Forensic Accountants
  • Analyzing Information
  • Legal Concepts and Terms Forensic Accountants Need to Know
  • The Importance of Networking with Attorneys
  • Forensic Accounting Activities

Details

  • Video Length: 54 min 44 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 14

Session 14

Highlights

  • The Forensic Accountant’s Work Product
  • Accountant’s Privilege
  • Evidence Tips and Techniques Along With Best Practices
  • Document Requests
  • Forensic Accountant Appointments by the Court

Details

  • Video Length: 56 min 29 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 15

Session 15

Highlights

  • The Credibility of a Testifier
  • How to get Admitted as an Expert
  • Daubert Factors
  • Marketing Forensic Accounting Services
  • Various Forensic Accounting Reports

Details

  • Video Length: 57 min 7 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 16

Session 16

Highlights

  • Ghostwriting
  • Things to do
  • Deposition Tips
  • Forensic Accounting Challenges
  • How to be a Bulletproof Expert

Details

  • Video Length: 55 min 28 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Series 3

Session 17

Session 17

Highlights

  • Form 1099 Techniques
  • Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes
  • Discourse Fraud Analysis–a New Approach
  • Victim Personality Traits
  • Bitcoins and Digital Currency Issues

Details

  • Video Length: 55 min 46 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 18

Session 18 - US Foreign Corrupt Practices

Highlights

  • Bribery and Corruption
  • The Wal-Mart Bribery Situation
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Red Flags
  • The Legal Framework of Damages
  • Torts

Details

  • Video Length: 56 min 08 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 19

Session 19

Highlights

  • Regression Analysis
  • Experts Journey Through the Legal System
  • The Magnitude of Settlements
  • Scienter
  • Event Studies

Details

  • Video Length: 52 min 04 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 20

Session 20 - Measuring damages in personal disputes

Highlights

  • What Damages are
  • Types of Disputes
  • Measuring Damages
  • Lost Household Services
  • Hulk Hogan Wins

Details

  • Video Length: 46 min 18 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 21

Session 21

Highlights

  • Discount and Premium Adjustments for Valuations
  • S Corporation Considerations
  • Valuations and the IRS
  • The Use of Multiple Valuation Methods
  • Various Valuation Exercises to Learn From

Details

  • Video Length: 58 min 29 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 22

Session 22

Highlights

  • Top 5 Ways to Get Sued
  • Ten Practice Management Trouble Spots
  • Red Flags of Risky Clients
  • Legal Issues Regarding Marketing Services
  • Cybercrime

Details

  • Video Length: 53 min 58 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 23

Session 23 - Synthetic Identify Theft

Highlights

  • Identity, Entity, and Data Theft
  • Cybercrime Prevention and Detection Techniques
  • Piercing the Corporate Veil
  • Alter Ego
  • Money Laundering

Details

  • Video Length: 48 min 14 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
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Session 24

Session 24

Highlights

  • Cash Oriented Business
  • Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
  • USA Patriot Act
  • Money Laundering Exercise
  • William Aramony, CEO, United Way

Details

  • Video Length: 60 min 41 sec
  • 1.0 CPE unit
  • ABFA Member Price: $65
  • Government Price: $85
  • Non-Member Price: $95
Register