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• On forensic accounting questions in relation to the offence of budget fraud in criminal proceedings

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  Kuhl Andrea

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  Economic crime refers to crimes that violate or endanger trust, financial obligations, fair business practices and the legal framework of economic activities. While prevention is important, it is not always possible to completely eliminate these crimes, so it is necessary to establish and apply appropriate investigative methods to prove economic crime. Perpetrators often hide their actions in the complexity of contracts, payments and personal relationships in order to avoid detection.

  Expert investigation also requires the examination of complex documents and the collection of relevant information. In the case of tax fraud, the investigation includes for example the examination of contracts, receipts, accounting books and witness statements, decisions and cash flow, statements from the tax administration’s proceedings should also be taken into account. The expert must also assess the veracity of the documents and compare the opinions of the tax authorities and the investigation phase and on behalf of the seconding authority. But it makes an atmost difference which questions he or she answers in the criminal proceedings. In this paper, I will discuss the expert opinions provided in criminal proceedings for the crime of budget fraud, describe the competences of the experts and the questions asked of them in order to enhance the effectiveness of the proceedings. In order to better distinguish the competence of the experts, the study relies on expert opinions containing legal questions.