Elevate your practice with the FVS Section

As clients face increasingly complex challenges, including fraud, economic damages, business interruption losses, bankruptcy, impairments, and valuation disputes, forensic and valuation services professionals play a critical role in delivering credible, defensible insights.

Staying current isn’t optional; it’s essential.

The AICPA® Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Section is your one-stop destination for technical guidance, practice resources, and education developed by national thought leaders and experienced practitioners. Whether you’re an established specialist or expanding your service offerings, the FVS Section gives you what you need to deliver high-quality work with confidence.

The FVS Section offers a comprehensive, practitioner-focused experience built around what matters most to your practice:

• Advocacy: We represent and protect the interests of FVS professionals with regulators, standard setters, and other third parties.

• Technical guidance: Renowned practice aids, reference guides, white papers, and educational materials that address today’s most pressing technical issues.

• News and insights: Exclusive FVS communications that cover emerging trends and technical updates.

• Practice development: Tools and resources to help you build, expand, and differentiate your forensic and valuation services.

• Professional development: Discounts on conferences, workshops, certificate programs, exam review courses, webcasts, and publications focused on advancing your expertise and career.

• Community: Networking opportunities, conferences, volunteer committees, task forces, and special-interest groups that allow you to connect with peers.

Professional standards support

When performing forensic or valuation services, AICPA members (and others as required by state boards) must comply with key professional standards, including:

• Statement on Standards for Forensic Services No. 1 (FS section 100)

• Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1 (VS section 100)

• Statement on Standards for Consulting Services No. 1 (CS section 100)

The FVS Section supports your compliance with FAQs, checklists, sample language, and practical implementation tools designed to help you apply these standards with confidence.

Exclusive member benefits

As an FVS Section member, you’ll gain access to high-value tools and data that directly support your daily work, including:

• FVS Learning Library — With practice aids, toolkits, engagement letters, accounting and valuation guides, white papers, quick-reference materials, and quarterly Eye on Fraud reports

• Daubert Tracker — FVS Section members get an exclusive 40% discount on unlimited access to cases from both federal and state jurisdictions

• MergerShark database — With M&A transactions, fair value multiples, and financial data

• Up to 16 hours of annual CPE — Included with membership

• Standing Ovation Recognition Program — Honoring emerging leaders in forensic and valuation services

Join the FVS community

Demand for forensic and valuation services continues to grow as organizations, courts, and regulators seek credible, well-supported financial insights. Now is the time to sharpen your skills, expand your services, and strengthen your professional credibility.

Position yourself as a trusted adviser. Deliver work that stands up to scrutiny. Connect with a community committed to excellence in forensic and valuation services.

Learn more and join the Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Section today.