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.

What It's Worth: Architecture and Engineering Firm Value Special Report NEW

What It's Worth: Architecture and Engineering Firm Value (PDF)

December 2015 978-1-62150-059-9 PDF (74 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

In this BVR special report, What It's Worth: Architecture and Engineering Firm Value, experts home in on these issues to help business valuators, business brokers, and A/E practice owners understand the nuances to valuing a firm, along with data analysis that reveals the latest benchmarks in A/E firm value. Learn more >>
$199.00
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What It's Worth: Accounting Firm Value (PDF)

November 2015 978-1-62150-058-2 PDF (85 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s new What It’s Worth series starts out with Accounting Firm Value, which offers an in depth look at the value drivers in and the valuation of accounting firms. This report contains vital advice from industry experts for both firm owners and the appraisers who value them. These experts share their vast knowledge and best practices, which will bring readers up-to-date on the pressing issues and key drivers of practice value, along with data analysis that shows the latest benchmarks in accounting firm valuation. Learn more >>
$199.00
What It's Worth: Veterinary Practice Value

What It's Worth: Veterinary Practice Value (PDF)

November 2015 978-1-62150-060-5 PDF (89 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s new special report, What It’s Worth: Veterinary Practice Value, brings business appraisers, practice owners, and potential buyers up-to-date on the current market trends and key drivers of vet practice value. This report provides important benchmarking data  and valuation rules of thumb, along with expert guidance on professional practice issues such as goodwill, covenants not to compete, and common valuation errors and challenges. Learn more >>
$199.00
Benchmarking Identifiable Intangibles (Second Edition 2015)

Benchmarking Identifiable Intangibles and Their Useful Lives in Business Combinations, Second Edition

September 2015 978-1-62150-056-8 PDF (91 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Now in its second edition, Benchmarking Identifiable Intangibles and Their Useful Lives in Business Combinations delivers a compilation of reported, vetted and carefully analyzed data, particularly focused on useful lives of intangible assets as reflected in over 6,000 purchase price allocations. Learn more >>
$199.00
Discount for Lack of Marketability Study 2015

2015 Discount for Lack of Marketability Study

July 2015 PDF

Bruce A. Johnson, James R. Park

Partnership Profiles, Inc.

The 2015 Discount for Lack of Marketability Study provides objective rate of return measures to implement the Johnson/Park Empirical Method for determining a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) for the valuation of interests in privately held corporations and partnerships.  Learn more >>
$149.00
11 Profitable Value Based Models

11 Profitable Value-Based Reimbursement Models: Lessons from Early Adopters

July 2015 1-941329-81-0 PDF (30 pages)

Healthcare Intelligence Network

11 Profitable Value-Based Reimbursement Models: Lessons from Early Adopters encapsulates nearly a dozen such approaches, from Bon Secours' building of a business case for its multidisciplinary care team to the John C. Lincoln ACO's deep dive into data analytics to identify and manage the care of high-risk, high-cost 'VIP' patients to 'beat the benchmark' to WellPoint's engagement of specialists in care coordination. Learn more >>
$89.00
Benchmarking Seller's Discretionary Earnings in a Small Business

Benchmarking Seller's Discretionary Earnings in a Small Business: Based on data from Pratt's Stats (PDF)

June 2015 978-1-62150-054-4 PDF (55 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

This special report reveals what small business owners are achieving in seller's discretionary earnings by sector and company size with benchmarking from 21 industry groupings including real estate, personal services, restaurants, construction and more. Learn more >>
$79.00
Buy Sell Agreements: How to Avoid the Valuation Pitfalls Special Report Cover

Buy-Sell Agreements: How to Avoid the Valuation Pitfalls (PDF)

June 2015 PDF (82 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Buy-sell agreements are an integral element in exit planning for business owners and have important implications to the valuation community. Valuation professionals play a critical role in assisting clients with administering or litigating ownership agreements and they must understand how shareholder agreements, operating agreements, partnership agreements, and bylaws impact value. Learn more >>
$79.00
How the IRS Values Non-Controlling Interests in S Corps

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

June 2015 Softcover (138 pages)

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
How the Write Bulletproof Valuation Reports - Tips from the Experts

How to Write Bulletproof Valuation Reports: Tips From the Experts (PDF)

June 2015 978-1-62150-053-7 PDF (121 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Refresh your perspective on business valuation report writing with answers to today’s critical questions. This special report compiles the wisdom of top experts and their experience with business valuation report writing in one place. Learn more >>
$179.00
How the IRS Determines Reasonable Compensation with job aid commentary by the original IRS champion

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

June 2015 Softcover (138 pages)

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
Update on Control Premiums: What the Experts Say

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

May 2015 978-1-62150-052-0 PDF (185 pages)

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
Taxes and Value - The Ongoing Research and Analysis Relating to the S Corporation Valuation Puzzle

Taxes and Value: The Ongoing Research and Analysis Relating to the S Corporation Valuation Puzzle

April 2015 Hardcover, PDF (154 pages)

Keith Sellers, Nancy Fannon

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Seven years in the making, Taxes and Value: The Ongoing Research and Analysis Relating to the S Corporation Valuation Puzzle guide provides a substantive contribution to the controversial issue of how to value pass-through entities. Authors Nancy Fannon and Keith Sellers present the findings of decades of academic research on the impact of taxes on firm value and demonstrate that historical market returns impound the effects of shareholder taxes.   Learn more >>
$179.00
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FactSet Mergerstat Review, 2015

April 2015 978-1-62150-049-0 Hardcover, PDF (389 pages)

FactSet Mergerstat

FactSet Mergerstat

The FactSet Mergerstat Review is the cornerstone of any mergers and acquisitions library. This must-have resource delivers comprehensive rosters, data and statistics on merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions that involve U.S. companies, including privately held, publicly traded and cross–border transactions, and also lists unit divestitures, management buyouts, and certain asset sales.  Learn more >>
$299.00
Royalty Rates for Technology 6th Edition

Royalty Rates for Technology, 6th Edition (PDF)

March 2015 PDF (585 pages)

IPRA, Inc.

Royalty Rates for Technology, 6th Edition contains more information on pricing of licensed technology than in any other publication – and 21% more than the previous edition. This unique reference reports all available compensation terms from actual completed license agreements. Learn more >>
$1,250.00

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