Well, there are a couple of directions you can go in. You can stay in private practice by working for a forensic accounting firm, insurance company, or go all in and work for the Secret Service or the IRS Criminal Investigations division. I envy you because that's the path I wanted to take but sickness and life got in the way.
I say after you get some experience under your belt, try making a move to the Federal level. If you're athletic and you can pass their physical agilities test, I would definitely apply for the Secret Service. The IRS is pretty cool too. Heck they busted someone who my sibling knew personally for tax preparer fraud. You could see the IRS special agents on the news walking out with boxes and boxes of stuff. If you are interested in tracking drug cartels and things like that, try the DEA. And just in case you do decide to go that route, keep your nose clean and stay out of trouble. They do crazy background checks. So if you have a shady past or you think you may just want to cut loose a bit, stick to private.
Oh and by all means, go get your CFE if you plan to stay in forensic accounting. The material is way easier than the CPA. I took Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting courses in college and they were very interesting. So much in fact I kept the textbooks and I still reference them from time to time. 🙂
REG - 78
FAR -Â 79
AUD - 76
BEC - 75
I have been on this journey off and on for over 10 years. I think it's about time that I wrap this up.
AUD - 10/21/16 (75----07/2010 expired)
FAR - 10/28/16
BEC - 11/2016
REG - 01/2017
Using Gleim CPA Review, Ninja Audio, Ninja Book
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