Rules of thumb can be a great way to estimate value in your compensation reports. Read on to see how the Business Reference Guide uses these rules of thumb to help make your valuations a little easier. Read more >>

As the effectiveness of AI systems continues to improve, AI has started to gain traction in a wider range of industries not the least of which is the financial sector. Read more >>

Business valuation professionals are all familiar with the business valuation body of knowledge. All of the major BV credentialing organizations adhere to the body of knowledge and generally test new potential credentialed members on it. Read more >>

As has been reported, Kroger, in October 2022, announced that it would buy its smaller competitor, Albertsons, for $24.6 billion. The combined companies would own about 5,000 stores, making it the dominant corporate chain in the country. Read more >>

ChatGPT has exploded into the public consciousness and aims to revolutionize the way way we look at AI. But what does this mean for valuation? Read more >>

The 2023 edition of the Business Valuation Update Yearbook is out now and captures key changes in regulations, important takeaways from conferences, and last year's most groundbreaking and thought-provoking advancements in BV. Read more >>

For years, I have contended that there are three types of goodwill: entity goodwill, transferrable personal goodwill, and “pure” (nontransferrable) personal goodwill. Let's take a look at a few cases that explore this idea. Read more >>

In late 2021, we reported on an Arizona case (Larchick v. Pollock) that the Appellate Court remanded to determine whether a calculation of value should be allowed as evidence. Read on to see where that led. Read more >>

Check out the attendee survey results from the BVR webinar: 2023 Overview of the Marijuana Industry: The Coming Wave of Consolidation and Beyond. Opportunities Abound! Read more >>

In this Tennessee appellate divorce decision, the court affirmed the valuation of the husband’s plastic surgeon practice from the trial court. Read more >>

Learn how RCReports can help you find owner compensation figures quickly and easily. Read more >>

Whether in business valuation or just about anywhere in media, education, webinars and training, or any other form of communication, it is difficult for even a day to go by without hearing something about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in corporate decision-making. Read more >>

Check out the attendee survey results from the BVR webinar Embracing the Hockey Stick: Alternative Approaches to Formulating and Assessing Projections. Read more >>

In the LB Steel, LLC bankruptcy case, a trial was held to resolve the issue of whether the trustee was able to avoid payments made to the parent company during the preference period; find out what happens next. Read more >>

In May 2021, a Delaware Chancery case came down on a shareholder challenge to the fair value of shares of Regal Cinema in a sale to Cineworld. The court arrived at a value based on the deal price less synergies, which actually gave the challengers less than the deal price for their shares. Read more >>

Understanding all of the elements that go into valuing your business can seem like an overwhelming task. But A Field Guide to Business Valuation has insights to make it less of a challenge. With this post, we focus on Chapter 6. Read more >>

Accounting has been facing a new challenge in recent years: a lack of new accounting graduates. Read on for a few takes on this new issue. Read more >>

This case revolved around the value to be paid for a one-third interest in a partnership for a business that produces and sells flavored “moonshine” liquor. This case was on its second run through an appellate court. Read on to see where the decision for this spirited case landed. Read more >>

There are a lot of reasons as to why a business owner needs to do a valuation. Take a dive into one of these reasons with this preview from Chapter 3 of A Field Guide to Business Valuation. Read more >>

Where to start with the delicious buffet of valuation issues presented in Fair v. Fair , a Louisiana Court of Appeals divorce case. The primary issue in the case was the valuation of the husband’s community estate business known in the case as SIS. The business sells surgical medical equipment GE made. Read more >>