Jennifer Bestul, CPA
Jennifer is a 1985 graduate of Luther College, Decorah, IA, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Major in Accounting. Since she began her career in 1985, she has specialized in investigative accounting. She has been a licensed CPA since 1987. Jennifer has worked on numerous assignments including business income, property damage, extra expense, worker’s comp, inventory, employee dishonesty, and measurement of lost wages. Jennifer has been deposed, participated in appraisals, testified in court and has lectured before insurance companies on several topics.
Areas of expertise include the following:
- Measurement of business interruption losses
- Review and detail of extra expense claims
- Compilation of repair/replace costs for inventory, supplies, equipment and buildings
- Employee dishonesty/fidelity loss measurement, investigation, and verification measurement of personal loss of income
- Financial review to determine motive for arson
- Calculation of out of sight stock losses
- Worker's compensation analysis for sole proprietors inventory observation