BVR to Identify Top-Performing BV Firms and Practices
Since 2007, Business Valuation Resources has been surveying BV firms and practices, collecting the most comprehensive data on operations, financial metrics, compensation, staffing, marketing, billing, resources used, and more. BVR is launching the latest version of this survey—with a new twist.
Reminder: BVR’s benchmarking survey still open
Every business valuation firm or practice should want to know how to improve their operations, processes, and output.
How One BV Practice Helps Train Its Young Professionals
A BVR survey reveals that many valuation practices need to improve their training programs. Here’s an idea that one practice uses to develop their young practitioners continually.
A small thing can ruin a job interview big time
Competition for BV talent is fierce, so the last thing you want to do is let a good candidate get away—and the slightest thing could do it.
Help us help the BV profession
Every business valuation firm or practice should want to know how to improve its operations, processes, and output.
Big Four eye return-to-office mandate
Last week, we gave you some takeaways from the ASA Fair Value Spring Conference in New York City.
Reminder: BVR Benchmarking Survey is now live
We’re happy to see a good response so far from BVR’s latest version of its benchmarking survey, which will allow BV practices to see how they stack up against their peers.
Turn PDF Tax Returns into Excel spreadsheets in Minutes—TaxXL (FREE WEBINAR)
Do you know what financial aspects of the subject company are fundamental to the valuation? In this webinar, we will cover analytical tools and ratios valuation professionals use and how we can use technology to help us facilitate financial analysis while improving accuracy and efficiency.
Latest BVR benchmarking survey is now live
Hundreds of business valuation practices and firms have participated in BVR’s ongoing benchmarking survey since it was first launched in 2007.
New BV workflow tool makes PDF tax document conversion a breeze—free webinar!
When we talk with practitioners about their engagement workflows, the laborious process of converting client tax documents from PDF to Excel regularly tops the list of steps that take far too much time—and usually requires manual data entry.
BVR set to launch latest benchmarking survey
Since 2007, BVR has been surveying BV firms and practices, collecting the most comprehensive data on operations, financial metrics, compensation, staffing, marketing, billing, resources used, and more.
Ethical Issues in Business Valuation
Do you know what ethics issues might arise when complying with business valuation and forensic standards? Do you know what all of the business valuation and forensic standards are? Do you know what ethics standards apply to each of those standards? Recently, a number of ethics questions have arisen relating to the application of business valuation and forensic standards. Many relate to conflicts of interest and independence issues. In this webinar, we will cover the ...
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.
Considerations When Adding Litigation Services to a Valuation Practice
The 2022 AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference sparked some advice for moving your practice into litigation support services for marital dissolution or any other matters that are headed to court.
Tell job candidates a story
The search for BV talent has never been more challenging, so anything that can help land a good candidate is very welcome. In his latest newsletter, John Borrowman (Borrowman Baker LLC), a recruiter who has worked exclusively in the BV profession for over 20 years, advises interviewers to tell candidates a story about the kind of workplace they have.
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.
IRS updates job posting for BV experts
The IRS added one more open slot to its job posting in its quest to hire more business valuation experts—and has also added more job locations.
An Inside Look at the Stout Acquisition of Vantage Point
Hear from the architects of this acquisition what makes a business valuation firm an attractive acquisition target—and what attributes of the buyer make it a good fit for the target.
BVR Survey Reveals Career Obstacles of Young BV Practitioners
What do today’s young BV practitioners see as holding them back in their careers? Managers need to know this or risk losing good people. Here are some valuable insights from a first-ever survey BVR and the BV recruiting firm Borrowman Baker conducted with the cooperation and support of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
Pratt’s Document Request Checklist Stands the Test of Time
The new sixth edition of Shannon Pratt’s Valuing a Business does not only contain a great deal of valuation concepts, but also includes some very practical advice and tools. One such tool that has endured is a checklist for an initial request for documents. The list has some minor updates, but it is essentially the same as the one Pratt included in prior editions.
A new job for 2023? IRS needs BV experts
The job posting is still open from the IRS, which is looking to hire experienced business appraisers for 14 open positions at various U.S. locations.
Urge to merge? Look beyond the numbers
For some BV firms to grow, it’s a matter of acquire or be acquired.
Reminder: IRS has job openings for BV experts
The agency is looking to hire experienced business appraisers for 14 open positions at various U.S. locations.
Young BV Practitioners Speak Out About the Profession
You may be surprised at the comments from a panel of young valuation experts who were asked to give their perspectives on the profession at the recent Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference hosted by NACVA in Salt Lake City.
The Impact of 80 Billion Dollars and 87,000 Additional IRS Employees on BV
It has been announced that the IRS will be receiving $80 billion dollars and will be adding 87,000 employees over the next 10 years. Mike takes a look at the IRS strategic plan, and public information available from the Treasury Department and IRS, and shares with you his insights of what this may mean overall and with a specific look in more detail at the IRS Engineering Program where the business valuers are located. Implications ...