IACVA will become IACVS, the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists, to better represent the efforts and goals of the organization. Read more >>

Top volunteers and young professionals were honored at the AICPA’s 2017 FVS Conference November 13-15 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Read more >>

In addition to revisions to existing material and examples, there’s new material on valuing stock options, preferred stock, debt, and startup ventures. Read more >>

The conference sessions were an excellent mix of theory and practice—ideas that you can use in your practice right away. Read more >>

There is a big swing in prices for HVAC firms—from under 10% of revenue to over 100% of revenue—depending on the mix of business. Read more >>

Four out of five business valuation firms surveyed say they ask for 50% down before starting work on a new engagement. Read more >>

Here's a summary of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #178-2 of BVWire. Read more >>

Comments are due by Aug. 7, 2017 on an IRS notice that puts the proposed Section 2704 regs on the chopping block. Read more >>

The bonding process is very important for electrical contractors, especially in large metropolitan areas where they can’t work on certain jobs without being bonded. Read more >>

A list of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #178-1 of BVWire. Read more >>

Comments are due Sept. 26, 2017, on an exposure draft of a “disclosure framework” that establishes parameters of documentation requirements for the Certified in Valuation of Financial Instruments (CVFI) credential. Read more >>

A casual observer may look at the various business valuation standards different organizations issue and get the idea that they are at odds with each other. But that is not the case. Read more >>

Here's a roundup of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #174-5 of BVWire. Liz Moreau, a partner at Broussard Poché, headquartered in Crowley, La., has become a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional. Lougen Valenti Bookbinder & Weintraub of Amherst, N.Y., has hired Thomas Schwartz as valuation manager. Read more >>

A summary of the latest business valuation professional and firm news, originally published in Issue #174-3 of BVWire. Read more >>

Please take a short, five-minute survey on the use of Big Data in forensic accounting in preventing and detecting fraud. The University of Memphis is conducting research. Read more >>

New fair value regulations and the Mandatory Performance Framework (MPF) apply to everyone, not just holders of the new CEIV credential. Read more >>

A recent Tax Court case rejects an appraiser's valuation of an estate asset, and the undervaluation is enough to normally trigger penalties under IRC Section 6695A. Read more >>

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has doled out its first batch of certifications for the new Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuation™ (CEIV™) credential for individuals doing fair value measurements. Read more >>

Results of the “2017 Private Capital Markets Report" from Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. BVR is a research sponsor in Pepperdine’s efforts in developing a private cost of capital method as a legitimate alternative to looking to the public markets. Read more >>