Forensic accounting workpapers for probate, trust, fiduciary, and litigation matters.

Why StatementProof

PDF converters extract rows. StatementProof proves the rows tie.

Generic PDF-to-Excel tools produce spreadsheets. StatementProof produces forensic workpapers designed to be reviewed, challenged, and traced back to source statements.

— Never show a false tie.

That is the core law of the product. If a calculated ending balance does not reconcile, the workbook surfaces the discrepancy with the exact dollar difference. It will not paper over a gap by relying on summary totals or hidden parser state.

Scope and limits

What StatementProof reviews — and what it does not.

StatementProof workpapers are limited to the documents reviewed and the scope agreed in writing.

Most engagements are based on the face of the bank or brokerage statement: dates, descriptions, debits and credits, running balances, section totals, statement totals, and page references. The face of the statement is the unit of work for the Initial Control Review and for standard Statement Reconstructions.

A single line on a statement is not always a single underlying transaction. A deposit shown as one line may represent a single payment, or it may represent a deposit ticket containing many checks. Work that goes behind the statement to the underlying instruments — check images, deposit tickets, deposit-item detail, endorsements, multiple-check deposits, payor or payee reconstruction, source-of-funds tracing, or matching checks against deposits — is instrument-level review. Instrument-level review is a different kind of engagement and is quoted separately.

Hopkins Forensic does not provide legal, tax, or fiduciary advice. The firm does not determine fraud, liability, breach, theft, or legal responsibility.

— Items are flagged for review, not adjudicated.

Statements should be submitted only by someone with authority to provide them — the account holder, a fiduciary with documented authority, or counsel with client authorization. Hopkins Forensic does not investigate transactions, contact merchants, contact institutions, or verify information outside the documents provided.

Method

Template-driven review. Forensic discipline.

StatementProof uses modern extraction tools, including AI-assisted methods where appropriate, to help classify and organize statement activity. Automation does not determine conclusions and does not replace reconciliation, source-page review, or reviewer judgment. The workpaper is controlled through balance walks, control summaries, source references, and review flags.

Where AI can assist

• Payee normalization across spelling variants
• Matched and unmatched transfer detection across accounts
• Large or unusual transaction flags for reviewer attention
• Recurring payment identification (utilities, subscriptions, rent, fees)
• Missing statement-period and continuity checks
• Fiduciary, probate, and trust review tags
• Check and deposit image review support, when separately scoped

StatementProof flags transactions for review. It does not adjudicate. Final determinations on whether activity is appropriate, authorized, or actionable rest with counsel, the fiduciary, or the forensic accountant of record.

FAQ

Questions that come up before engagement.

What formats do you accept?

Native digital PDFs (downloaded directly from the institution’s online banking) are preferred and produce the cleanest workpapers. Scanned or image-only PDFs are accepted but require OCR, which can introduce extraction uncertainty — we surface that uncertainty inline rather than hiding it. Brokerage statements, trust statements, and consumer bank statements are all in scope.

What does “the workpaper ties out” mean?

For every account, the workbook calculates ending balance from the visible Credit and Debit cells, then compares to the statement’s printed ending balance. If they match within one cent, the Control Summary marks the account PASS. If they do not match, it marks MISMATCH with the exact dollar difference. No false ties.

What is your typical turnaround?

Hopkins Forensic does not commit to a fixed turnaround at intake. After a brief scoping review, the firm provides a written quote with an estimated turnaround, both confirmed before any work begins.

Turnaround varies with statement count, account count, transaction volume, document quality, and whether the matter requires statement-face work only or instrument-level review of check images, deposit tickets, or deposit-item detail. Instrument-level review takes longer than statement-face work, on any matter.

Rush turnarounds are not part of the standard service. If a matter has a deadline, please mention it during scoping so it can be considered in the written quote.

Do you handle missing statement periods?

Yes — missing periods are flagged in the Control Summary, with the date range gap identified. Where adjacent periods are available, we note whether the closing balance of one period matches the opening balance of the next. We do not fabricate the contents of missing periods.

Are workpapers attorney work product?

Engagement structure is a matter for your firm and your client. We are a forensic accounting service provider and can be engaged directly or through counsel. We do not provide legal advice and we do not issue audit opinions. Confidentiality and NDA terms are available on request.

How is file transfer handled?

Do not email unredacted statements or full statement sets. To request scoping, send a short written description of the matter and, if useful, one redacted sample page. A secure document-exchange link is sent after scope is confirmed in writing.

Intake

Request a StatementProof Review.

To request scoping, please send a short written description of the matter to contact@hopkinsforensic.com. If useful, one redacted sample page may be included.

Do not email unredacted statements or full statement sets. A secure document-exchange link is sent after scope is confirmed in writing.

If a sample page is sent for scoping, please redact the account holder name, address, full account number, and any other personally identifying information. The institution name, statement period, and structural layout should remain visible. If the matter may involve check images or deposit tickets, a note describing what underlying detail exists is more useful than transmitting the images themselves at the scoping stage.