A client came to me distressed a few years ago. They advised that the ATO had told them that they should switch accountants, which I found highly irregular. The client wanted me to investigate the books for the last 5 years. After engaging the client, I commenced investigating. Long story short, I found a hole of approximately $300,000 which could have only been in one spot – the former accountant’s trust account. So, we approached him (me, my client, and my business partner). The former accountant was hostile but long story short, we recouped the entire $300,000, my fees of $13,000 and various legal fees. My client was very happy with this.