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Family Matters: Standard of Value, DLOM/DLOC Discounts and Drama in BV
A buried body, sex surrogates, and family-owned business create a dramatic background for a recent court case impacting valuation. With complex minority discounts, this case kicks off a compelling discussion of key issues in family law. Experts Stacey Udell, Neil Beaton, and Ron Seigneur tackle these thorny issues with clarity and comedy. Get treated to the tricks and tips you’ll want when your next family-owned business engagement rings your doorbell.
The Million Dollar Question… Who Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?
It’s a question we all ask ourselves throughout our career—or at least should. Whether we’re a fresh business face or a seasoned veteran, reminding ourselves about the ultimate goal—the big picture—is crucial for a successful career—and life. Join us for an insightful and necessary discussion of the top 10 list for achieving happiness, fulfillment, and balance in a professional world that is constantly working against us.
A Hybrid Approach to Determining Company-Specific Risk
This webinar will first explain the theoretical reasoning as to why a company-specific risk premium is necessary for a small business when using the buildup method to estimate the cost of capital. I will then present a hybrid approach using the multiattribute utility model to quantify the company-specific risk premium. Finally, I will show how to incorporate Monte Carlo simulation into the model to determine the range of potential company-specific risk premium. Attendees will have ...
Reasonable Compensation After the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act: To Infinity and Beyond
Many owner-employees are looking at their compensation options under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Join Ron Seigneur and Kevin Yeanoplos as they explore how these options impact value. The primary focus is in relation to the new 20% deduction of Qualified Business Income for eligible pass-through entities, but discussion will also include the relevant reasonable compensation impact for all business owners. Appraisers should also take this opportunity to get refreshed on owner-employee ...
Back to the Future? Exploding the Income Approach
Seeing the future? Compensating for excessive compensation? The feared levering and unlevering! What to do? Well don’t discount the advice of this expert panel as they work their way through the income approach from top to bottom. Join Bethany Hearn, Brenda Clarke, Kevin Yeanoplos, and Bob Dohmeyer in this entertaining and engaging web workshop. Half this event will focus on the numerator with a curated selection of hot issues such as forecasting, free cash flow ...
DLOM: A Practical Look at a Complex Matter—Part 1
This webinar will cover the theory behind discounts for lack of marketability. We will cover the applicability and the application of using a DLOM on a minority interest as well as on a controlling interest. We will cover the different models and tools that are available for valuators to use when trying to determine the appropriate DLOM.
Construction Company Valuation
This webinar will provide insight into valuing residential and commercial construction companies. We will cover the approaches and methods that are most commonly used. In addition, we will cover the nuances that one needs to be aware of when valuing these types of companies.
Power Panel: How Should Healthcare BV Practice Change in Response to the New Stark Regulations?
In this power panel discussion, key thought leaders in healthcare business valuation discuss the ramifications of the recent update to the Stark regulations on BV practices.
Enterprise vs. Personal Goodwill: Case Studies With Legal Insights
Spend the afternoon with the “goodwill”-fellas in this case study-led session. Jim Alerding will guide you through the excess earning methods including potential modifications. MUM (multiattribute utility model) is the word for expert Ron Seigneur, who brings his experience and enjoyable perspective to the conversation. Harold Martin will focus on valuing the intangible assets as a potential third approach for keeping enterprise and personal goodwill on their respective turf.
Law Firms: Valuation and Other Consulting Opportunities
Ron Seigneur examines of one of the trickiest and, some would say, most ubiquitous professional service companies to value. Through this presentation, expert Ron Seigneur reviews the operational characteristics of law firms, the challenges they present, and how best to overcome these obstacles in the valuation process. Participants will receive a customized information request list for a law practice valuation assignment. In addition to Seigneur's past position as CFO of a 50-attorney firm, he has ...
DLOM: A Practical Look at a Complex Matter—Part 2
This webinar will continue to cover the theory behind discounts for lack of marketability. We will use the methodology we learned in the first part and see how we apply the models and theory to calculate DLOM’s.
Harvesting Knowledge: The Valuation of Wineries
A winery is a unique business that is easy to understand but difficult to value. This presentation will dig into the anatomy of a transaction and how deals are priced and closed as well as the valuation of a winery for compliance purposes. These different scopes of work present different challenges that focus on a buildup of value and assets combined with a fundamental understanding and value of consolidated cash flows. We will present two ...
Timely Insights From the NYSSCPA Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference
Topics include emerging issues (SPACs, cryptocurrency, and Zoom as a practice-builder) and some new perspectives on evergreen topics (estate valuations, cannabis, distressed firms, and collaborations).
From the Chair
It is with a heavy heart that I write about the death of Dr. Shannon P. Pratt. Dr. Pratt is known as the ‘‘Godfather of Valuation’’ and author of Valuing a Business: The Analysis and Appraisal of Closely-Held Companies, originally published in 1981 and commonly considered the ‘‘Valuation Bible ...
Check out the NJCPA’s annual BV conference September 21
The Biden tax proposals, physician compensation, cannabis, and SPACs are some of the cutting-edge topics you’ll hear about at this year’s Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference, hosted by the New Jersey Society of CPAs.
Additional Takeaways From the 2021 ASA International Conference
Interesting sessions covering risk-free rates, equity risk premia, expert testimony, appraisal reviews, cannabis valuations, and more from the American Society of Appraisers’ International Conference, held in Las Vegas.
BVU News and Trends May 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends June 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends April 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends September 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends January 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
NYSSCPA Symposium Highlights Valuation and Other Challenges of the Legal Marijuana Industry
The legal marijuana business is the fastest growing industry in the U.S., and, if the momentum toward legality includes all states by 2020, U.S. retail marijuana sales could reach $35 billion. This past December, BVU attended the Marijuana Symposium: Busi ...
BVU News and Trends February 2020
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.