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BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
More Insights From Young BVers About the Profession
The second of two panel discussions with young valuation and forensics experts reveal additional insights on their perspectives on the profession, including what attracted them to the profession and why they stay in it.
Snapshots of the Business Valuation Profession Around the World
Business valuation professionals from all corners of the globe gathered in Atlanta for the 2015 International Valuation Forum on May 7-8, sponsored by the International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts (IACVA). One of the fascinating ses ...
Hot Topics Abound at ASA Fair Value Conference in New York City
The size premium, globalization, fund valuations, CEIV status, valuing debt, recent inventory guidance, and a new regulatory crackdown highlighted the recent American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Fair Value Conference, which turned out to be an outstanding event.
BVU News and Trends May 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends January 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends January 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU Profile: What Is the Practice of BV Like in the Middle East?
Editor’s note: Faisal Alsayrafi, ASA, CVA, CMEA, CPA, is founder, president, and CEO of Financial Transaction House (FTH) in Saudi Arabia, which offers a wide range of corporate finance advisory services to a diversified client base in the Middle East. He ...
Debunking the Myth That Business Appraisers Lowball Brand Values
How does something as emotional and intangible as brands and someone as fact-based and conservative as an accountant fit together? Not particularly well, according to marketers and brand valuation specialists. When they say “accountant,” they’re talking a ...
BVU Profiles: Pablo Fernandez - More Common Sense—Less Theory and Models—Needed in Business Valuation
Pablo Fernandez is a professor in the department of financial management at the University of Navarra—IESE Business School in Spain (ranked No. 5 in the world for full-time MBAs). A widely published author, he conducts a survey of market risk premiums and ...
Business Valuation Year in Review 2017
It was another eventful year for the business valuation profession, and here’s a wrap-up of notable developments of 2017.
IVSC Meeting in Paris Reveals a Global Perspective on BV
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) recently held its annual meeting in Paris, and BVU was on the scene. A “Lively Debate” panel hosted by the International Institute of Business Valuers (IIBV) discussed the considerations of new valuatio ...
New World of Energy Valuations, Per Speakers at the ASA Houston Conference
How have valuations been upended in this sector? What’s the outlook for all of the regulatory and tax proposals? When will this sector rebound? The answers may surprise you.
Global BVU News and Trend January 2018
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU News and Trends December 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends July 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
New Fair Value Regs and Credentials Highlight ASA Event
There was record attendance at the American Society of Appraisers’ 12th Annual Fair Value Conference at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The reason for the large turnout is the growing importance of fair value for financial reporting ...
Unqualified Valuers Costing Nigerian Government a Fortune
Valuations of asset-intensive entities done by unqualified nonprofessionals are costing the government big money from taxes that can t be collected because the valuations are too low, according to the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). Source of the trouble. Thisday Newspapers in Nigeria first reported the problem.1 According to Paul Osaji, who is chairman of the faculty of housing for NIESV, the industries potentially impacted include breweries, aviation companies, and communication firms.
Global BVU News and Trends May 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Timeline Reveals Advances in Building Trust in Fair Value for Financial Reporting
Business Valuation Update attended the recent RICS Business Valuation Symposium in New York City, during which speakers gave an overview of developments in fair value for financial reporting. One session presented a timeline that strikingly illustrates the remarkable advances the profession has made in this area of practice.
Two Ways to Treat the Vanishing Bonus Depreciation Tax Break
Michelle Gallagher and Nathan Olberding (both with Adamy Valuation) present a nice example of how to consider the sunsetting of the bonus depreciation rules in a valuation. The rules were enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Business Valuation Needs to Be a Recognized Career Path
Despite all the progress the business valuation profession has made, BV is still not understood or widely recognized as a career path. Most individuals who enter the profession continue to discover it by accident.
Business Valuation Year in Review 2019
A look back at some of the developments in the BV profession in 2019, including important court rulings on tax affecting pass-through entities, a possible upending to the goodwill model, a new cost of capital platform gaining traction, and advances in fair value for financial reporting.
Growing Status of Fair Value Sparks Record Attendance at ASA FV Conference
The growing importance of fair value for financial reporting and the ongoing efforts to improve the quality in this area of practice triggered a sell-out for the ASA/USC 13th Annual Fair Value Conference held May 10 in Los Angeles. Here’s a recap.