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The Need to Invest in a Forensic CPA

by Larry Goldsmith, JD, CPA, MAFF, and Julieann Chaet, CPA So, there I am stuck in traffic attempting to get home from my day at the office, and I cannot find anything on the radio that I want to listen to. One commercial after another, or one not necessarily bad song, just not what I care […]
January 17, 2014
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Divorce and I.R.S. Trouble for the Innocent Spouse

by Larry Goldsmith, CPA, J.D., M.A.F.F. As a Financial Forensic CPA traveling down the road of hidden assets and hidden income, I often observe bad behavior meant to intentionally punish a former spouse.  More than once, I have seen fear in the eyes of an innocent spouse who simply signed her name to a joint […]
December 10, 2013
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Is Formal Discovery Required in a Divorce?

by Larry Goldsmith, C.P.A., J.D., M.A.F.F. In a recent case (which happens to be someone I know) the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled: “That if you fail to engage in formal discovery to ascertain the respondents’ net worth or assets that were or were not disclosed, then you did not act diligently and therefore lose […]
August 23, 2013
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Greed or Ignorance – Which Costs More?

by Larry Goldsmith, C.P.A., J.D., C.F.F.A. Was it legal greed or ignorance that deprived a divorcing wife her reasonable financial settlement and left her destitute after a 30 year marriage? Recently a woman in distress called me to perform forensic accounting to ascertain and document the amount of income her husband truly received from a […]
October 10, 2011
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Sometimes it’s better to receive…

by Larry Goldsmith, C.P.A., J.D., C.F.F.A. Why should your law firm or bank hire me and the CJBS team as your court-appointed receiver? Unlike some receivers who merely seek to profit from the quick liquidation of an operating entity, I strive to realize the business’ true net worth.  I objectively analyze the business and develop […]
November 16, 2009
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