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‘Breaking Bad’ in the Business Valuation Profession

July 2018

The increasing use of calculation engagements seriously compromises the valuation profession’s historical standards of reliability and independence.

Rohling the Dice With a Calculation Engagement

November 2019

In a divorce case in Alabama. An appeals court affirmed the trial court’s acceptance of a calculation engagement. But the case does not represent a legitimate victory for calculation engagements as much as it represents a win by forfeit.

Business Valuation Year in Review 2018

January 2019

The new tax law, lively debates, new guidance, a strong protest, and a simpler approach to estimating cost of capital were just some of the highlights in the business valuation profession during 2018.

Valuation or Calculation: A Bad Appraisal Is Still a Bad Appraisal

November 2018

A response to the recent controversy over the use of calculation engagements.

Calculation Engagements: Still Broken, Still Bad

February 2019

A response to a rebuttal of the author’s previous article which strongly criticizes the use of calculation engagements.

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