These financial matters involve multiple jurisdictions, regulatory exposure, or situations where decisions are expected to be examined in detail and stand up to challenge.
In these situations, decisions are often made without full visibility into how they will be evaluated. That gap between what is decided and how it is examined is where exposure builds.
More than 40 years ago, Stanley I. Foodman established the firm around a forensic mindset applied across every engagement. Regulatory, tax, and investigative work approached by working backward from how decisions will ultimately be reviewed. What will this look like under review? Where is the exposure? What does the documentation actually support?
That perspective shaped the firm from the beginning. The disciplines it brought together. The professionals it attracted. The way engagements are structured, with a focus on clarity before decisions are tested.
“Financial complexity doesn’t have to be a liability. With the right team, it can be your advantage.” - Stanley I. Foodman, CEO & Founder
Over four decades, that approach has been applied across three integrated areas. Regulatory risk advisory, complex cross-border tax, and forensic and investigative accounting. Not as separate services, but as connected disciplines that reflect how these challenges appear in practice.
The result is a firm designed to identify exposure early, translate complexity into positions that can be clearly supported, and support decisions with a clear understanding of how they will be evaluated.
That is what a forensic mindset makes possible.
It is what Foodman CPAs & Advisors has been doing for more than 40 years, in environments where the stakes are high, and decisions are expected to be sustained under examination.
Stanley I. Foodman, CPA, is the Founder and CEO of Foodman CPAs & Advisors, with over four decades of experience in complex tax, forensic accounting, and regulatory matters. His work focuses on cross-border complex U.S. Tax compliance, IRS matters, and financial analysis in high-stakes contexts, often alongside legal and compliance teams. He established the firm around an integrated approach centered on how exposure is assessed and how decisions are supported in practice.
Focused on complex tax across jurisdictions and entity structures, the team works on cross-border planning, compliance, and IRS-related matters. Their role is to assess exposure, evaluate positions, and ensure filings and strategies are aligned with how they may be reviewed, often in coordination with regulatory considerations.
This team brings experience from the banking sector, government, and enforcement environments. Their work spans AML/CFT, FATCA, and OFAC frameworks, including compliance program design, independent assessments, and advisory under regulatory scrutiny. Their perspective is grounded in how decisions are evaluated in practice, not only how they are documented.
This team brings experience across financial investigations, litigation support, and forensic analysis in complex disputes and high-stakes matters. Their work spans fraud examinations, asset tracing, internal control reviews, and situations where facts must be established and supported under challenge. Their perspective is grounded in how financial records are constructed and how conclusions are evaluated in practice, not only how they are documented.
