Business dispute financial review add-on
Business partner and shareholder dispute review
Financial-record review support for business partner, shareholder, and closely held business disputes — organizing distributions, payments, vendor activity, and related-party transactions into workpaper-style summaries for attorney, owner, CPA, or reviewer use.
Built by HopkinsForensic. Powered by StatementProof workpapers.
What this is
Organizing the business financial records for dispute review
Business partner and shareholder disputes — whether in a partnership, LLC, S-corp, or closely held corporation — frequently turn on what the financial records actually show: who took what out, who put what in, what was paid to whom, and what the records do not explain. The Business Partner / Shareholder Dispute Review organizes those records into workpaper-style summaries that give attorneys, owners, CPAs, and reviewers a clear picture of the financial history before strategy is set or litigation begins.
The review covers distributions, capital contributions, owner draws, related-party payments, vendor payments, intercompany transfers, and other financial activity that is commonly disputed in business breakdowns. It does not perform a business valuation, calculate damages, determine whether any party breached a fiduciary duty or legal obligation, or provide legal advice. It organizes the financial records so that whoever needs to act on them — counsel, a CPA, a mediator, or a court — can do so from an organized record base.
Who this fits
Partners, shareholders, attorneys, and CPAs in business disputes
- Business partners or co-owners disputing distributions, contributions, or financial management
- Shareholders in closely held corporations questioning management decisions or financial records
- LLC members disputing member draws, loans, or related-party transactions
- Attorneys handling partnership dissolution, shareholder disputes, or business financial-record disputes
- CPAs engaged in a business dispute who need the financial records organized before their analysis
- Buyers or sellers in a business transition where prior financial records are in dispute
- Matters where the business financial records are disorganized, incomplete, or suspected of manipulation
What the review examines
Financial records relevant to business disputes
- Owner distributions, draws, and profit allocations across the relevant period
- Capital contributions (cash, property, or services) by each owner
- Loans from the business to owners or related parties — including repayment history
- Loans from owners to the business and repayment terms
- Related-party transactions: payments to entities or individuals connected to an owner
- Vendor payments: amounts, payees, frequency, and any concentration or irregularities
- Intercompany transfers between related entities
- Payroll or compensation paid to owners, family members, or related parties
- Bank account activity across all business accounts for the relevant period
- Missing statement periods, gaps in the financial record, or accounts not yet produced
What records are involved
Records that support a business dispute review
- Business bank account statements for all accounts during the relevant period
- Credit card statements for business accounts
- General ledger exports or accounting software reports where available
- Profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and prior financial statements
- Tax returns for the business entity for the relevant period
- Owner K-1s, W-2s, or 1099s for the relevant period
- Distribution records, draw logs, or equity account schedules
- Capital account schedules or contribution records
- Vendor invoices, contracts, or agreements for payments at issue
- Payroll records where compensation to owners or related parties is at issue
- Loan agreements and repayment records for owner or related-party loans
- Corporate records: operating agreement, shareholder agreement, meeting minutes where relevant
- Prior financial schedules or workpapers prepared by counsel or CPA
What the review can produce
Workpaper-style outputs for business dispute review
- Source document index (all records received, indexed by account and period)
- Account and statement inventory with coverage map and gap notation
- Distribution and draw schedule (all owner distributions and draws identified, by date and amount)
- Capital contribution schedule (contributions by each owner, by date and amount)
- Related-party transaction summary (payments to related parties identified and summarized)
- Vendor payment summary (payments by payee, with concentration and irregularity notation)
- Loan and repayment schedule (loans to/from owners or related parties, with repayment tracking)
- Missing-record list and follow-up requests
- Unexplained or unsupported payment list
- Timeline of key financial activity
- Workpaper-style findings with methodology notes
- Follow-up questions for counsel, CPA, opposing party, or records custodian
Boundaries
Financial-record review support — not valuation or legal conclusions
The Business Partner / Shareholder Dispute Review organizes financial records and identifies activity that may warrant follow-up. It does not perform a business valuation or ownership-interest valuation — those are professional appraisal services. It does not calculate damages or issue a damages opinion. It does not determine whether any party breached a fiduciary duty, engaged in shareholder oppression, violated a partnership agreement, or committed fraud — those are legal conclusions for counsel and the court. It does not provide tax advice or prepare tax returns. Expert-witness engagements, if needed, are separately scoped and retained. The review organizes the financial records so that counsel, the CPA, and the parties can understand what the records show and what questions they raise.
How the work is performed
Process and deliverable format
Business account records are indexed on receipt. Accounts and date ranges are inventoried and gaps are documented. Owner distributions, draws, and capital contributions are identified and scheduled. Related-party transactions and vendor payments are summarized. Loans between the business and owners or related parties are tracked with repayment history where records exist. Unexplained or unsupported payments are noted separately. Findings are organized in workpaper-style format — each schedule linked to the underlying source records, each gap or open question listed explicitly — for direct use by counsel, the CPA, or other reviewers.
Methodology
Built on StatementProof workpapers
StatementProof is the structured workpaper system behind FinancialProofReview. Each engagement runs through the same disciplined process: source documents are indexed, transactions are reconciled, and findings are organized into reviewer-grade workpapers rather than narrative memos.
FinancialProofReview engagements are led by a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with subject-matter expertise in forensic accounting, fraud examination, and financial-record review. Reviews are conducted from a fraud-examination perspective and produce workpaper-style analysis, summaries, timelines, and issue lists. The work is financial-record review support, not legal advice, law-enforcement authority, charging decisions, or testimony.
The methodology is operated by HopkinsForensic, an independent forensic-accounting firm.
Start the review
Start with the business records available
If the business financial records need organization before counsel, CPA review, or dispute strategy is set, the first step is an intake review to confirm scope and record availability.
About this review service
FinancialProofReview and HopkinsForensic provide forensic accounting and financial-record review support. They are not a law firm, CPA firm, or valuation firm. They do not provide legal advice, business valuations, ownership-interest valuations, damages opinions, breach-of-fiduciary-duty determinations, shareholder-oppression conclusions, partnership-law conclusions, tax advice, expert testimony, or guaranteed outcomes. The scope and usefulness of any review depends on the records available.