Fraud in Times of Divorce: Following the Money Trail

Hi Welcome to ValuationPodcast.com - A podcast and video series about all things related to business and valuation.  My name is Melissa Gragg, and I am a divorce valuation expert in St. Louis Missouri.  

I have the pleasure of discussing Fraud in Times of Divorce: Following the Money Trail with Jason Pierce, a forensic accountant in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Welcome Jason!!   

1. How did you get involved in doing valuations for divorce? 
2. What are some of the unique divorce cases related to valuations in Massachusetts?  
3. Let’s start at the beginning – you have tax returns and/or financial statements – what are you looking for to determine if there are indicators of fraud? 
4. Do you get involved with tracing separate assets in divorce? What is this process? 
5. What are some of the things you look for in the bank statements when you are doing income and expense analysis for the purpose of maintenance or child support? 
6. You have written about calculation reports in the context of divorce – let’s talk about this topic and why it's important in the valuation community. 
7. Tell us more about your background and company.  

JASON PIERCE, CPA, CMA, CFM, CVA, MAFF is a partner with the firm Edelstein & Company LLP in Boston. Prior to moving to Massachusetts, he was a partner at an Alaskan CPA firm and a valuation manager for an RSM McGladrey network firm. Jason specializes in financial forensics and business valuations for dispute and transaction-related engagements.   

Jason is a lead instructor for NACVA’s Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) and a regular speaker at other professional organizations. Jason is an active member of the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s (Business Valuation Committee) and the Boston Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (Vice President - Education).   

 

Melissa Gragg
CVA, MAFF, CDFA
Expert testimony for financial and valuation issues
Bridge Valuation Partners, LLC
melissa@bridgevaluation.com
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Cell: (314) 541-8163 

 

Jason Pierce 
CPA, CMA, CFM, CVA, MAFF 
160 Federal Street, 9th Floor 
Boston, MA 02110 
TEL. 617-227-6161 
FAX: 617-589-0530
edelsteincpa.com 

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