Develop a preliminary examination plan to examine the issues described in the fact scenario:

Consider the various issues outlined above and think critically about the scope of your examination and how you might approach the concerns.

Brainstorm the case issues identified and start to generate a series of questions that you as the examiner must answer in order to proceed with the examination and $$solve the case.$$

Rank order the issues and related questions.

Develop a data request that describes the evidentiary material required to proceed with the examination. The data request lists physical and$/$or electronic evidence that might be helpful.$$ Recall that as a forensic accountant and fraud examiner that $$numbers$$ are your bailiwick. As such, evidence $($data$)$ could be physical or electronic and examples might include financial numbers, financial documents, statements, invoices, cancelled checks, dates, times, contracts, databases, non$-$financial metrics, etc.$$ Given a fire at James$$s Real Estate, from where would these records come? $($Note: The prosecutor has subpoena power to solicit evidence from $3$rd$$party sources.$)$

Merge the issues and questions with the data request. Alternatively stated, what evidence is required to examine the issue or answer the question.

Rank order $/$ prioritize your list of issues $/$ questions and associated data request.