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Accounting expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including forensic accounting, tax law, financial analysis, auditing, and business valuation. Some of the most common specialties among accounting expert witnesses also include fraud examination, bankruptcy consulting, economic damage calculations, money laundering investigations, and corporate governance. They can opine on the effects of financial misrepresentation, tax evasion, embezzlement, breach of contract damages, and fraudulent financial reporting.

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Economic Damages and Forensic Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Economic Damages and Forensic Accounting Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert focuses on accounting, forensic accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, economic damages, business valuation and investigations. He has experience in lost profits/earnings, business interruption claims, analysis of financial transactions and balances, Court-ordered accounting, bankruptcy, fraud examinations, investigations and the reconstruction of incomplete, misstated...

Fraud and Forensic Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Fraud and Forensic Accounting Expert Witness

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Georgia

This expert has been in the accounting industry for nearly 30 years. A doctor of accounting, he regularly conducts continuing education seminars for organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Accounting Association, law enforcement agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. Widely published in the field, he was a member of the Editorial Board for the...

Oil & Gas Assets and Forensic Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Oil & Gas Assets and Forensic Accounting Expert Witness

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Texas

This expert has over 35 years of advisory and energy industry experience for both domestic and international projects. As Director of Forensics and Dispute Services for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, he consulted with a Moroccan oil and gas company in an international fraud dispute involving an oil service technology company, while he provided expert testimony and analysis for a separate...

Energy and Petroleum Expert WitnessView profile

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Energy and Petroleum Expert Witness

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Texas

This expert has been working in the petroleum industry for over 40 years. He has worked for numerous petroleum and energy firms in a variety of capacities, from production and drilling accountant and oil and gas accountant to senior internal auditor, control analyst, audit manager, and senior staff auditor. Awarded the honor of Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, he holds a...

Appraisal & Valuation Expert WitnessView profile

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Appraisal & Valuation Expert Witness

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Wisconsin

This expert is a real estate valuation consultant specializing in a variety of property types. Coupled with a background in accounting and auditing, he provides a unique and detailed approach to valuation. Services for a wide client base include appraisal and consulting services for financing purposes, eminent domain, litigation support, expert testimony, property tax appeal, market studies, and...

Financial Services and Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Financial Services and Accounting Expert Witness

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California

This expert has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry as an accounting and compliance specialist. Industry experience with broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, hedge funds,regulation, compliance, accounting, and information technology. He has been FINRA registered since 1984 and is also a licensed Financial and Operations Principal. He currently serves as Principal for...

Finance and Investment Research Expert WitnessView profile

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Finance and Investment Research Expert Witness

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New Jersey

This expert has almost 15 years of experience in the financial services industry with a focus on direct investment and operational due diligence of alternative investments. She received her B.S. in Finance and Accounting. Her focus involves an in-depth inspection of hedge funds and their operations including hedge fund administrators. At PNC Asset Management, she served on the national due...

Forensic Valuation Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Valuation Expert Witness

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New York

This qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in accounting, law, and finance. He received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a J.D. from the Delaware Law School of Widener University. An active member of the American Society of Appraisers and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he is certified in Financial Forensics and as a Public Accountant....

Business Valuation Expert WitnessView profile

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Business Valuation Expert Witness

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New York

This highly qualified financial expert has 30+ years of professional experience at leading firms. Currently he is a Prinicipal at R. G. Quintero & Co. and a Managing Director at Chartered Capital Advisers. Previously he, was an investment banker at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., an insolvency and restructuring advisor at Zolfo, Cooper & Co, and also started and ran the first valuation practice of...

Public Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Public Accounting Expert Witness

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New Jersey

This certified public accountant is a Harvard business graduate, as well as lecturer at among the nation's leading business academies. He is extensively published in major financial journals like the New York Post, Wall Street Journal and the Star Ledger, and has made high profile television appearances in CNBC and MSNBC business broadcasts. Finally, he is also listed in the Who's Who in Business...

Economics  Accounting and Business Valuation Expert WitnessView profile

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Economics Accounting and Business Valuation Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This expert has been providing forensic accounting, economic damages and business valuation services to attorneys and their clients for over 20 years. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also completed an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance. Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics and Fraud Examination, he is an active member of...

Forensic Accounting & Fraud Forensics Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Accounting & Fraud Forensics Expert Witness

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New York

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of forensic accounting and fraud forensics, with an extensive background in fraud engagements, shareholder and partnership disputes, and other areas of investigative accounting. He earned his BS in accounting from Rutgers University and certified as a public accountant, valuation analyst, global management accountant, and...

Retail Finance and Consumer Products Expert WitnessView profile

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Retail Finance and Consumer Products Expert Witness

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California

This expert is a partner in a large independent public accounting firm, where he serves as the leader of the firm's National Retail/Consumer Products industry group. He provides consulting services in the apparel, manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries.

Finance Expert WitnessView profile

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Finance Expert Witness

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Colorado

This expert has over 25 years of experience, transitioning through the professional disciplines of accounting, tax, law and finance, including public accounting and private law practice, as well as legal and corporate finance executive positions with Oryx Energy (now Anadarko Petroleum), Verizon and GreenTech Petroleum. He leverages on multi-disciplinary skill-sets in overseeing capital...

Forensic Economics & Lost Wages Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Economics & Lost Wages Expert Witness

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New Jersey

This expert has over a decade of foresnic accounting and economic damage experience. Prior to founding his economic damage advisory consultancy, this expert worked as a senior associate for close to 10 years at a top consulting firm that specialized in forensic and investigative accounting. His practice focuses on quantifiable economic damages arising from medical malpractice, slip-and-fall, MVA,...

SEC Reporting Requirements Expert WitnessView profile

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SEC Reporting Requirements Expert Witness

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Arizona

This accounting consultant is a CPA with an M.B.A. from Cornell and a Ph.D. in Accounting from Ohio State University. Early in his career, he was an Academic Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He now works as a consultant to public companies on matters including SEC compliance, U.S. GAAP, international accounting standards, and control of...

Tax Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Tax Accounting Expert Witness

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Michigan

This expert earned her BA in Accounting from Baker College and her JD from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She also earned an LLM in Taxation at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. This expert is certified as a Public Accountant and Fraud Examiner. In addition, she is a licensed attorney in the state of Michigan. She is active in her field as a member of several associations including the American...

Business Valuation and Economic Damages Expert WitnessView profile

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Business Valuation and Economic Damages Expert Witness

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Texas

This expert on Economic Damages has over 35+ years of experience in calculating damages and performing business valuations. He obtained his BA in Economics, his MBA in Accounting and Finance, and his JD from Tulane University. He is a certified CPA, Senior Appraiser, and Business Appraiser and certified in Financial Forensics and Business Valuation. He is a member of the American Institute of...

Forensic Economics And Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Economics And Accounting Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of forensic accounting. He earned his BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is Certified as a Public Accountant, Management Accountant, and in Financial Forensics. He is active in his field as a member of several professional accounting societies including the American Institute of Certified Public...

Forensic Accounting Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Accounting Expert Witness

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California

This highly experienced forensic accountant is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He has over 20 years of experience with operations and oversight of financial reporting, accounting and audit functions (internal and external), primarily publicly-traded companies reporting in compliance with GAAP, GAAS and SEC regulations. He began his career as an auditor for Deloitte &...

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The Average Accounting Expert Witness
Charges $459 / Hour

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  • Review Fee

    $425

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Deposition Fee

    $475

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $475

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Accounting Expert Witness FAQs

An accounting expert witness provides insight into complex financial matters, interprets financial records, and can testify on these findings in court.

Accounting expert witnesses are often needed in cases involving fraud, bankruptcy, business valuation, tax disputes, and other financial litigation.

Yes, many accounting expert witnesses specialize in forensic accounting, which involves investigating financial discrepancies and fraudulent activities.

Absolutely. Some accountants specialize in areas like tax law, auditing, management consulting, or forensic accounting. Their expertise can be invaluable in specific cases.

An accounting expert can provide an independent and objective assessment of a business's worth based on its financial records, market conditions, and other relevant factors.

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