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Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) is a specialty credential in financial forensics issued in the United States by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In Canada, the CFF credential is granted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). [1]
The CFF credential was established in 2008 to designate expertise in forensic accounting. [2]
The program objectives include: (i) enhancing the quality of forensic services and (ii) increasing public awareness of the CFF designation.
A. Laws, Courts and Dispute Resolution
B. Planning and Preparation
C. Information Gathering and Preserving
D. Discovery
E. Reporting, Experts and Testimony
A. Bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization
B. Valuation
C. Economic damage calculations
D. Family Law
E. Financial Statement Misrepresentations
F. Fraud prevention, detection and response
G. Computer forensic analysis
To obtain the CFF credential, the applicant must:
After obtaining the CFF credential, the CPA must continue to earn at least 20 hours of financial forensics-related CPE per year to maintain the CFF credential.
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (May 2021) |
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) is a specialty credential in financial forensics issued in the United States by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In Canada, the CFF credential is granted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). [1]
The CFF credential was established in 2008 to designate expertise in forensic accounting. [2]
The program objectives include: (i) enhancing the quality of forensic services and (ii) increasing public awareness of the CFF designation.
A. Laws, Courts and Dispute Resolution
B. Planning and Preparation
C. Information Gathering and Preserving
D. Discovery
E. Reporting, Experts and Testimony
A. Bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization
B. Valuation
C. Economic damage calculations
D. Family Law
E. Financial Statement Misrepresentations
F. Fraud prevention, detection and response
G. Computer forensic analysis
To obtain the CFF credential, the applicant must:
After obtaining the CFF credential, the CPA must continue to earn at least 20 hours of financial forensics-related CPE per year to maintain the CFF credential.