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Forensic Accountants can make or break a case in healthcare fraud litigation matters. Involving a forensic accountant in FCA matters is critical as they are able to analyze vast amounts of data and identify patterns and irregularities and summarize the data in a manner that is both understandable and supportable.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 6, 2023 – BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, one of the Capital Region’s leading accounting and management consulting firms, today announced Sareena Sawhney as a director of the firm’s Valuation, Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support (VFL) team.

ALBANY, NY, February 3, 2022 - BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, one of the Capital Region’s leading accounting and management consulting firms, today announced that Steven Caiazza has been named a manager in its Valuation, Forensic Accounting, and Litigation Support (VFL) Department.

The pandemic has upended the way we work, and created an environment that gives employees or other parties the opportunity and incentive to commit fraud.

Proactive anti-fraud controls play a key role in an organization’s fight against fraud. While the presence of these mechanisms alone does not ensure that all fraud will be prevented, management’s commitment to and investment in targeted prevention and detection measures sends a clear message to employees, vendors, customers, and others about the organization’s anti-fraud stance.

Various factors can facilitate a perpetrator’s ability to commit and conceal fraud schemes at organizations.

Recognizing the behaviors displayed by fraudsters can help organizations more effectively detect fraud and minimize their losses from the misappropriation of corporate assets.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the level of fraud and how organizations are tackling it. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”) in its report, The Next Normal: Preparing for a Post-Pandemic Fraud Landscape, found that 51% of organizations polled have uncovered more fraud since the pandemic began.

Organizations worldwide lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s (“ACFE”) 2020 Report to the Nations Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse.

This article discusses the unique circumstances when parents have equal time with the children and the effect the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 had on alimony.