Here's a roundup of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #174-2 of BVWire. Read more >>

BV experts take the stand in a high-stakes Tax Court case that pits the IRS against the estate of Michael Jackson. Read more >>

Here's a summary of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #174-1 of BVWire. Read more >>

A wrap up of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #173-4 of BVWire. Read more >>

Announcements for firms and people involved in business valuation. Originally published in Issue #173-3 of BVWire. Read more >>

Listen to a free webinar on valuation issues with the legal marijuana industry and also get a free sample chart of accounts for a typical firm. Read more >>

Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) has released new data posts and data sets updated for 2017 related to valuation and the cost of capital, including historical stock returns, implied equity risk premiums, country risk premiums, and more. Read more >>

A press release from law consulting firm Altman Weil provides multiple takeaways for business valuation professionals, all of which indicate that law firm mergers and acquisitions are poised to continue in historic numbers. The industry trend is toward acquisition as the favored method for established firms to find new business. Read more >>

It was another busy year in 2016 for law firm M&As, according to a release from Altman Weil, which tracks this activity. BVR has a new installment in its series of What It’s Worth special reports: What It's Worth: Law Firm Value. This will help you better understand the special considerations when valuing a firm of this kind. Read more >>

The NYSSCPA sponsored the Marijuana Symposium: Business, Tax and Legal Implications, which included a discussion on the nuances of valuing a firm in this challenging industry. Read more >>

The issues under consideration include the definition of report and communication of assignment results. There’s also a proposed revision of the definition of appraisal review, as well as splitting the existing Standard 3 into two standards. Read more >>

A blue-ribbon panel of experts review the primary DLOM methods and reveal new survey data on which methods valuators rely on most. Read more >>

IRS and Treasury officials on the hearing panel felt compelled to make a few remarks in response to the strong concerns of valuation experts, attorneys, wealth planners, and family business owners who testified. Read more >>

A few takeaways from Business Valuation in an Upside Down World, a two-day event co-sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of Business Appraisers (SECBA) and the International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts (IACVA). Read more >>

Annette Stalker (Stalker Forensics) has been appointed as chair for the AICPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Executive Committee; Michael Fahlman (Berkeley Research Group LLC) will chair the Forensic and Litigation Services Committee; and Nathan DiNatale (SC&H LLC) will assume the chair for the Business Valuations Committee. Read more >>

Is there a consensus yet on the method to use for estimating a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM)? Find out by taking a short survey. Read more >>

IBISWorld and RMA are the two sources valuation experts cite most for industry research, according to a BVR exclusive survey. Read more >>

Over the past week, over 100 new comments have been submitted to the IRS about the controversial proposed Section 2704 regs designed to rein in estate tax valuations. That brings the total comments to almost 200, but it's hoped that many more will come in before the due date of November 2. Read more >>

All six valuation disciplines were put on the "stand" and cross-examined by an attorney. It demonstrated that even the best valuation report can get skewered in court. Read more >>