When is a forensic accountant necessary?
Here's the issue- my ex and I separated 8 months ago. It took until July for him to be ready to file his financial statement- and he still gave it to my (ex) counsel incomplete- he didn't include a bunch of proof or evidence of figures included in his financial statement, nor his 2017 taxes or NOA.
Additionally- it's a long story- but he managed to save way more into his RRSPs than should have been possible if he was actually contributing to our savings accounts as he should have. It smacks of him moving money into RRSPs to create contingent tax liabilities within the last year. His sister and him are both accountants. They would know to do this.
Add to that- that in November 2017- he started hiding his finances in his office by installing a lock on the door.
Add to that - I received mail last week that was misdirected to me by Canada Post from our house- which stated "Your Mutual Fund Performance Report" by CIBC. There is no CIBC mutual funds listed on his financial disclosure statement. I gave him the mail (unopened- but I took a picture of it- and noted the account number on the address windowpane)- and asked him about it- he said it was our daughter's RESP. But her RESP is with TD and in her name...wouldn't it be addressed to her, not him?
Anyhow- I sent this all off to my lawyer who has ROI'd statements from all his accounts from Nov 2017 to present, in addition to all of the missing stuff from his financial disclosure.
But is my lawyer the best person to do it? What exactly does a forensic accountant do?
All things adding up seems to point towards him hiding or moving money. But how do I find this out? If the CIBC mail hadn't come to me- I wouldn't even known about it. It's stressful thinking that I may never actually know how much money he's moved around.
Here's the issue- my ex and I separated 8 months ago. It took until July for him to be ready to file his financial statement- and he still gave it to my (ex) counsel incomplete- he didn't include a bunch of proof or evidence of figures included in his financial statement, nor his 2017 taxes or NOA.
Additionally- it's a long story- but he managed to save way more into his RRSPs than should have been possible if he was actually contributing to our savings accounts as he should have. It smacks of him moving money into RRSPs to create contingent tax liabilities within the last year. His sister and him are both accountants. They would know to do this.
Add to that- that in November 2017- he started hiding his finances in his office by installing a lock on the door.
Add to that - I received mail last week that was misdirected to me by Canada Post from our house- which stated "Your Mutual Fund Performance Report" by CIBC. There is no CIBC mutual funds listed on his financial disclosure statement. I gave him the mail (unopened- but I took a picture of it- and noted the account number on the address windowpane)- and asked him about it- he said it was our daughter's RESP. But her RESP is with TD and in her name...wouldn't it be addressed to her, not him?
Anyhow- I sent this all off to my lawyer who has ROI'd statements from all his accounts from Nov 2017 to present, in addition to all of the missing stuff from his financial disclosure.
But is my lawyer the best person to do it? What exactly does a forensic accountant do?
All things adding up seems to point towards him hiding or moving money. But how do I find this out? If the CIBC mail hadn't come to me- I wouldn't even known about it. It's stressful thinking that I may never actually know how much money he's moved around.
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