There are several commonalities and differences between the role and the work of forensic accountants and auditors. Explain the differences and commonalities between the two and especially given the complexity of the world we live in today. Your answer should be simple enough to convince the Member of Parliament in the Public Accountability Committee who has no accounting or financial background but complicated enough to cover the basic elements of auditing..

1. There are several commonalities and differences between the role and the work of forensic
accountants and auditors. Explain the differences and commonalities between the two and
especially given the complexity of the world we live in today. Your answer should be simple
enough to convince the Member of Parliament in the Public Accountability Committee who has
no accounting or financial background but complicated enough to cover the basic elements of
auditing.