Guides, Books & Special Reports

BVR publications bring you the most up-to-date thought-leadership in the valuation profession with guides, books, and special reports on the most timely topics.

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Litigation Services Handbook Sixth Edition

Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert, 6th Edition

May 2017 978-1-119-16632-0 Hardcover (1,440 pages)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The Litigation Services Handbook is the definitive guide for financial experts engaged in litigation services. Attorneys require financial experts now more than ever, and this book provides the guidance you need to provide a high level of service as witness and consultant. Enhance your litigation skills as you delve into the fine points of trial preparation, deposition, and testimony; project authority under examination, and hold up to tough questions under cross-examination.  Learn more >>
$225.00
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2017 Edition

Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2017 Edition

February 2017 Hardcover, PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR has you covered with the Business Valuation Update Yearbook 2017. This newest edition from the publishers of Business Valuation Update covers the year’s most groundbreaking and thought-provoking advancements in business valuation including IRC Sec. 2704, DLOM, cost of capital, and more. This critical desktop reference keeps you ahead of your peers with on-the-ground reporting from valuation experts, thought-leaders, and BVR’s editorial team. Learn more >>
$220.00
Physician Practice Guide

BVR's Guide to Physician Practice Valuation, Third Edition

August 2016 Hardcover, PDF

Mark Dietrich

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR's Guide to Physician Practice Valuation, Third Edition is the essential resource for understanding the complexities inherent in physician practice valuation, whether for sale to a hospital, private equity firm, or to another physician. Edited by renowned healthcare valuation thought leader Mark Dietrich, CPA/ABV, with contributions from 21 of the top healthcare valuation experts and attorneys in the profession, this new guide provides healthcare administrators, appraisers, and attorneys with current and comprehensive "how-to" guidance on valuation approaches in this evolving industry. Learn more >>
$199.00
Cannabis Business Special Report

What It's Worth: Value and Business Challenges in the Budding Cannabis Industry (PDF)

August 2016 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

What It's Worth: Value and Business Challenges in the Budding Cannabis Industry helps you navigate the swirl of issues that surround providing services to cannabis businesses. The authors, experts who know this industry inside and out, walk readers through the unique aspects of a cannabis business’s financial records, key valuation challenges, benchmarking data, and more.
 
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$199.00
IRS and S Corps

How the IRS Values Non-Controlling Interests in S Corps with Job Aid Commentary by the Original IRS Champion

June 2015 Softcover

Michael Gregory

Birch Grove Publishing

The IRS internal white paper entitled “The IRS Valuation of Non-Controlling Interests in Business Entities Electing to be Treated as S Corporations for Federal Tax Purposes,  A Job Aid for IRS Valuation Professionals” dated October 29, 2014 has been reviewed, and Michael Gregory provides insights to help you the business appraiser respond to this commentary. Major elements of this document are presented and Michael Gregory offers his insights as to what this might mean for business valuers providing S Corp valuations for federal tax purposes. Learn more >>
$90.00
IRS and Reasonable Compensation

How the IRS Determines Reasonable Compensation with Job Aid Commentary by the Original IRS Champion

June 2015 Softcover

Michael Gregory

Birch Grove Publishing

The IRS internal white paper entitled “Reasonable Compensation Job Aid for IRS Valuation Professionals” dated October 29, 2014 has been reviewed, and Michael Gregory provides insights to help you the business appraiser respond to this commentary. Major elements of this document are presented and Michael Gregory offers his insights as to what this might mean for business valuers reviewing reasonable compensation issues while providing valuations for federal tax purposes. Learn more >>
$99.00
Control Premium Report

Update on Control Premiums: What the Experts Say (PDF)

May 2015 978-1-62150-052-0 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s data-rich special report "Update on Control Premiums: What the Experts Say," presents both qualitative commentaries and case studies from numerous experts who address these issues. It is includes all the necessary quantitative considerations along with coverage of the controversies about the concepts and data, presenting all sides of the argument. Learn more >>
$179.00
Transaction Guide Cover Third Edition

The Comprehensive Guide to the Use and Application of Transaction Databases, Third Edition

January 2015 978-1-62150-045-2 Hardcover, PDF

Heidi P. Walker

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The newly expanded edition of Comprehensive Guide to the Use and Application of Transaction Databases, is the go-to resource for anyone who relies on the market approach. Heidi Walker covers the most popular transaction databases including Pratt’s Stats, BIZCOMPS, S&P Capital IQ, and many more, plus she analyzes rules of thumb, prior transactions, and other market indications of value.  Learn more >>
$249.00
Intangible Asset Valuation

Guide to Intangible Asset Valuation

November 2014 Hardcover

Robert F. Reilly, Robert P. Schweihs

AICPA

This 700-page book, published by the AICPA, explores the disciplines of intangible asset valuation, economic damages, and transfer price analysis. Guide to Intangible Asset Valuation examines the economic attributes and the economic influences that create, monetize, and transfer the value of intangible assets.  Learn more >>
$114.00
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Valuation Cases From the Delaware Court of Chancery Show How to Excel (PDF)

October 2014 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Valuation Cases From the Delaware Court of Chancery Show How to Excel is an important and one of a kind reference tool for your library. The court case digests and articles presented in this special report provide rigorous analysis of and insight into the court’s view of business valuation methodologies and valuation techniques. Learn more >>
$159.00
Valuing Companies with Real Estate

Valuing Companies with Real Estate: Appraisal Experts Untangle the Issues (PDF)

September 2014 978-1-62150-043-8 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s special report,Valuing Companies with Real Estate: Appraisal Experts Untangle the Issues addresses the unique concerns and challenges of valuing a company with real estate. This report, with perspective from both real estate and business appraisers will help steer the profession toward a more sensible consensus.
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$159.00
Daubert Special Report

Daubert Challenges: The Courts Raise the Bar (PDF)

July 2014 978-1-62150-041-4 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

This special report equips practitioners with case law, sample motions, practice tips, and check lists. In the report's nearly 350 pages, financial experts and lawyers share their unique insights into what it means to face a Daubert challenge and what it takes to survive one. No expert hoping to excel in the litigation arena can afford to be without this unique practice tool. Learn more >>
$159.00
Cost of Capital Applications and Examples

Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples PLUS Website, Fifth Edition

April 2014 978-1-118-55580-4 Hardcover (1,311 pages)

Roger Grabowski, Shannon Pratt

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Completely revised for this highly anticipated fifth edition, Cost of Capital contains expanded materials on estimating the basic building blocks of the cost of equity capital, the risk-free rate, and equity risk premium. There is also discussion of the volatility created by the financial crisis in 2008... Learn more >>
$190.00
DLOM and the IRS

Discount for Lack of Marketability and the IRS

October 2013 Softcover

Michael Gregory

Birch Grove Publishing

Discount for Lack of Marketability and the IRS, authored by Michael Gregory, provides the single most authoritative and up-to-date introduction available on the topic of discounts for lack of marketability (DLOM) and the IRS.  Learn more >>
$120.00
Business Appraisals and the IRS

Business Appraisals and the IRS

October 2013 Hardcover

Michael Gregory

Birch Grove Publishing

Business Appraisals and the IRS, authored by expert Michael Gregory, is specifically written for business appraisers, expert witnesses, and those who work with or for the IRS. This must-have publication aids the reader in understanding IRS classification and the review process with dozens of practical tips and a 54-page chapter on valuing interests in S-Corps. Learn more >>
$120.00
Market Appoach Special Report

The Market Approach Then and Now: What Appraisers Need to Know (PDF)

June 2013 978-1-62150-029-2 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

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$159.00
Government Contracting Special Report

Key Trends in the Valuation of Government Contracting Firms (PDF)

January 2013 978-1-62150-023-0 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Key Trends in the Valuation of Government Contracting Firms: A BVR Special Report discusses the unique characteristics and considerations important to owners and valuation professionals in deriving value estimates for businesses that contract with the federal government. Learn more >>
$159.00
LEAPS and the DLOM

Leaps and the DLOM

January 2013 978-0615-60555-5 Softcover

Ron Seaman

Authored by Ron Seaman, LEAPS and the DLOM is an indispensable resource for every valuation practitioner. Ron has been studying the universe of Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS) for five years to understand what they show about discounts for lack of marketability (DLOMs), which are key attributes in the valuation of closely-held shareholdings and other interests.  Learn more >>
$85.00
Physician Practices Key Value Drivers

Physician Practices: Key Value Drivers in a Changing Environment (PDF)

December 2012 978-1-935081-45-6 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

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$159.00
Healthcare Industry Compensation

BVR/AHLA Guide to Healthcare Industry Compensation and Valuation

December 2012 978-1-62150-017-9 Hardcover, PDF

Mark Dietrich, Timothy Smith

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The Guide offers the first comprehensive body of knowledge for the emerging appraisal discipline of compensation valuation (CV) in the healthcare industry. It includes 42 chapters and five practice aides, presenting a systematic treatment of both the theory and practice of CV. Learn more >>
$249.00
Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements: Practical Guidance and Implementation, Second Edition

November 2012 978-1-118-22907-1 Hardcover (592 pages)

Mark Zyla

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Now in a second edition, Fair Value Measurement: Practical Guidance and Implementation helps you succeed in understanding the fair value accounting rules that entities must follow. The result is a resource that you can rely on to understand the importance of valuation and the concepts that define it.  Learn more >>
$110.00
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BVR's Guide to Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill, Fifth Edition

August 2012 978-1-62150-005-6 Hardcover, PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR's Guide to Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill delivers first-hand knowledge and the most important issues in goodwill with expertise from Mark Dietrich, Ron Seigneur, Kevin Yeanoplos, Jay Fishman, Shannon Pratt, David Wood, Noah Gordon, and more. Save valuable research time with the one resource that every BV professional needs to have in their business valuation library. Learn more >>
$179.00
Intellectual Property Guide Second Edition

BVR's Guide to Intellectual Property Valuation, Second Edition

March 2012 ISBN#: 978-1-935081-60-9 Hardcover, PDF

Michael Pellegrino

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Author and leading IP expert Michael Pellegrino analyzes real-world examples of IP valuation and discusses each of the primary IP categories including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. The new edition includes chapters on valuation approaches and guidance, due diligence, discount rate development, royalty rates and much more. Learn more >>
$199.00
Venture Capital Valuation

Venture Capital Valuation: Case Studies and Methodology

December 2011 Hardcover

Lorenzo Carver

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Author Lorenzo Carver shares his decades of experience simplifying the high-growth company valuation process for clients in every business sector. Anchored by scores of high-profile examples, Venture Capital Valuation deftly illustrates how stakeholders in a given startup or high-growth company could have improved their outcomes by having better information about valuation. Learn more >>
$95.00
Wholesale Guide

BVR's Guide to Valuing Wholesalers

November 2011 978-1-935081-72-2 Hardcover, PDF

Warren Miller

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Like few other economic sectors, small and medium-sized distribution companies, wholesalers are under extreme margin pressure because of price discovery enabled by the internet. Shrinking margins mean that savvy wholesalers must fight technological fire with technology investments in purchasing, selling, and warehouse operations.  Learn more >>
$199.00
Dental Practices Guide Cover

BVR's Guide to Valuing Dental Practices

October 2011 978-1-935081-75-3 Hardcover, PDF

Stanley Pollock

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR's Guide to Valuing Dental Practices details the mature, multi-method process of dental practice valuation and the qualitative factors that go into the appraisal. With exclusive articles by top experts in the profession and actual valuation reports to aid the practitioner in understanding the critical elements, this Guide is an important resource every appraiser should have in their business valuation library. Learn more >>
$199.00
Construction Claims Special Report

Lost Profits Damages in Construction Claims (PDF)

September 2011 978-1-935081-92-0 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The nature of economic damages in the construction industry is unique mainly due to the numerous events that can impact timing, performance or the sequence of a project. BVR’s Special Report on Lost Profits Damages in Construction Claims covers the examination of typical claim types and pricing methodologies as well as the calculation of lost profits and the appropriate methods and procedures used to determine net economic damages. Learn more >>
$129.00
Goodwill in Divorce Special Report

Valuing Goodwill in Divorce (PDF)

July 2011

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR's Special Report on Valuing Goodwill in Divorce addresses the difference between personal and enterprise goodwill, and discusses treatment of goodwill in the context of a divorce dispute. This special report also includes BVR's Goodwill Hunting guide, a state-by-state summary of the precedent-setting court cases affecting the handling of goodwill in marital dissolution. Learn more >>
$79.00
Fair Value Guide Cover

BVR's Guide to Fair Value in Shareholder Dissent, Oppression, and Marital Dissolution

July 2011 978-1-935081-79-1 Hardcover, PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The best-selling Fair Value in Shareholder Dissent, Oppression, and Marital Dissolution guide includes relevant articles and webinar transcripts by top business valuation professionals such as Shannon Pratt, Jay Fishman, Gilbert Matthews, and Michelle Patterson. In addition, it includes a wealth of court case digests and full text court opinions, a reference chart listing the statutes in all 50 states, and much more. Learn more >>
$149.00
Reasonable Compensation Guide

Reasonable Compensation: Application and Analysis for Appraisal, Tax and Management Purposes

October 2010 978-1935081500 Hardcover, PDF

Kevin Yeanoplos, Ron Siegneur

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

For many closely held businesses, no single operating expense impacts the profitability as much as compensation does. This Guide helps practitioners whenever employee-owner compensation is subject to review and adjustment. It is also an invaluable resource when valuing non-compete agreements or calculating personal vs. enterprise goodwill. Learn more >>
$199.00
Cost of Capital in Litigation

Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples

September 2010 978-0-470-88094-4 Hardcover (301 pages)

Roger Grabowski, Shannon Pratt

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Cost of Capital in Litigation addresses cost of capital issues in litigation and discusses major decisions, highlighting how to avoid errors that have often been made by experts. The book helps the attorney and valuation expert understand the decisions within the context of the theory of cost of capital. Learn more >>
$95.00
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BVR’s Guide to Business Valuation Issues in Estate and Gift Tax

July 2010 978-1-935081-29-6 Hardcover, PDF

Linda Trugman

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

While estate and gift tax issues is still one of the top revenue producers for business appraisers, this area of the valuation industry continues to face new challenges. Issues such as tax-affecting S corporations, non-signing tax preparer penalties, and legal challenges from the IRS continue to complicate the estate and gift arena. Learn more >>
$149.00
Lawyers Handbook

The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook, Second Edition

July 2010 Softcover

Alina Niculita, Shannon Pratt

American Bar Association

This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, authoritative reference on the merits of business valuation positions, and assists the legal profession in evaluating the quality and comprehensiveness of evidence as well as qualifications of experts.  Learn more >>
$149.95
409A Guide Cover

BVR’s Guide to Valuations for IRC 409A Compliance

December 2009 978-1-935081-10-4 Hardcover

Neil Beaton

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

This Guide, authored by expert Neil J. Beaton, focuses on the nuts and bolts of performing valuation and allocation analyses specifically related to Internal Revenue Code 409A. In these types of valuations, metrics and methodologies differ by the stage of investment and the availability of quantitative and qualitative data. Learn more >>
$199.00
Discounts and Premiums

Business Valuation Discounts & Premiums, 2nd Edition

April 2009 Hardcover

Shannon Pratt

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

In this newly updated edition of Business Valuation: Discounts and Premiums, Shannon Pratt brings together the latest collective wisdom and knowledge about all major business discounts and premiums. Learn more >>
$110.00
Business Valuation and Taxes

Business Valuation and Federal Taxes: Procedure, Law and Perspective, 2nd Edition

Hardcover

Judge David Laro, Shannon Pratt

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Combining the expert knowledge of Senior Judge David Laro and Shannon Pratt, Business Valuation and Federal Taxes, Second Edition presents the authors' decades of experience, with advice on everything practitioners need to know about the relationship between federal taxes and valuation, and specifically valuations relating to business interests. Learn more >>
$130.00

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