I'm looking to get into Forensic Accounting. I've been in tax for about a year in public. Any advice on where to start with breaking into the industry or insight on what the job is like? Thanks :)

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Does your firm offer it as a service line? Might be easier to transfer in

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Moss definitely had a forensics and valuation group when they were part of Praxity a year or so ago. But a lot can change in a short time i suppose.

Moss and BT definitely have forensic groups. I lost a number of construction monitoring engagements to both companies.

I suspect with the merger, there's a lot up in the air, but maybe talking to your coach about your desire to move into that field may help.

If you want to be taken seriously without much experience, start your path towards the CFE.

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What kind of tax are you in and why do you want to get switch from it?

Currently just tax staff doing mainly preparation work for returns. I've always liked more investigative type work and have always like forensics.

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