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Dissolving a partnership
– whether it is a business or a marriage – is often a complicated matter
with the financial future of those involved at stake. The firm of
Robert J. Zak, CPA/ABV, doesn’t just accept the numbers supplied. We
look for unreported income and perquisites by preparing a lifestyle
analysis and using other forensic accounting techniques to determine the
“true” income. As an example, many business owners deduct personal
expenses on tax returns, and as a result, lowers the firm’s net income.
When it is necessary to
dig into the books and records to uncover perquisites and/or unreported
income, trace transfers, reconstruct income, provide other forensic
services, and interpret complex transactions, Robert J. Zak, CPA/ABV,
and his staff meet the needs of the assignment. Our forensic,
analytical and accounting experience provides us with the tools
necessary to accomplish the tasks at hand. These skills have been put
to use in:
- Shareholder
disputes
- Dissenting
shareholder actions
- Minority
shareholder suits
- Business
interruption
- Fraud
investigations
In addition, divorce
litigation requires careful and complete analysis of a couple’s
assets and lifestyle. When a business valuation is required, we perform
a comprehensive review of the appropriate books and records to assure
all financial activity is considered in our valuation conclusion. We
assist litigants in an analysis of their lifestyle during the marriage
so they can properly address support issues, and when necessary, search
for assets that may have been diverted in anticipation of a divorce. We
have provided litigants and their counsel with “family balance sheets”
to assure all assets and liabilities are included in the negotiation.
Other financial issues
Robert J. Zak, CPA/ABV, assists with in divorce litigation:
- Determining income
available for spousal maintenance/support and child support
- Determining
reasonable needs or living expenses
- Valuation of
business interests
As with all its
services, Robert J. Zak, CPA/ABV, customizes its services to meet the
particular aspects of each matter and brings to each engagement an
unparalleled working knowledge of business and accounting that is
required to uncover undisclosed financial activity. |
