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What Do We Know About Forensic Accounting? A Literature Review

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• Seif Al Shbeil 12 ,
• Hashem Alshurafat 13 ,
• Noor Taha 13 &
• Mohannad Obeid Al Shbail 12  

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A review of relevant academic studies has yielded a range of insights on the forensic accounting profession. This review aims to provide a comprehensive view of what is forensic accounting. This paper reviews published forensic accounting studies to explore the reality of the profession in Australia mainly and in many international contexts. This paper notes that the forensic accounting profession reality is varied across contexts and well established in the Australian context. It is desired that this structured examination of the forensic accounting profession will provide a sufficient overview of the critical issues and concerns that must be addressed to comprehend and advance the critical application of forensic accounting worldwide. This article is expected to have an impact on future policies, which will help to improve the forensic accounting profession. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the forensic accounting services that lead to enhanced fraud investigation, litigation support, business valuation, and cybercrime detection.

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Al Shbeil, S., Alshurafat, H., Taha, N., Al Shbail, M.O. (2023). What Do We Know About Forensic Accounting? A Literature Review. In: Musleh Al-Sartawi, A.M.A., Razzaque, A., Kamal, M.M. (eds) From the Internet of Things to the Internet of Ideas: The Role of Artificial Intelligence. EAMMIS 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 557. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17746-0_49

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