Rebeca Prez is the Controller of the firm Prez Martnez & Asociados. She has been evaluating inventory reports over the past few months and thinks that one or more employees have been stealing large amounts of inventory that was for sale. Quickly, Rebeca asked the staff that manages the information systems to look for data that would help her solve this situation, however, they indicated that, mysteriously, much of the inventory information had been lost and they had no explanation for it. Rebeca talked to the company's internal auditors to ask about the missing reports and they were not aware of the situation either.

Based on the above, answer the following questions in paragraph form (5 to 6 sentences each):

1. What should Rebecca do? Should she call the police or should she hire an outside forensic accountant?

2. How can a forensic accountant help you solve this case? Look for outside information to elaborate on your answer.

3. What things can the forensic accountant do that an internal auditor cannot do?