ASA CEO search continues
Since Johnnie White, former CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, left the organization last month, the search for a new CEO has yielded over 75 applications, according to Garrett Schwartz, ASA international president, in his monthly message.
Today is the deadline for TAF’s demographic survey
Please take a three-to-four-minute survey from The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) designed to gather demographic data about the appraisal profession and help shape the group’s current and future diversity-related activities.
Comments due March 31 on fair value exposure draft
The Business Valuation Resource Panel (BVRP) of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) has issued an exposure draft of Valuation Brief #3: Professional Interactions Unique to Fair Value for Financial Reporting.
Global BV News: ValuAsia Connect launches inaugural webinar (on ESG)
A new webinar series on valuations in Asia will have its first program on March 21 at 2:00 p.m. (Singapore time) on the topic of environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors and the regulatory environment that should be considered when valuing a business, asset, or liability.
BV movers . . .
Two promotions to managing director at Prairie Capital Advisors Inc., a corporate advisory and investment banking firm.
CPE events
Recent Trends in the Valuation of Early-Stage Companies, March 14, 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. ET. Featuring: Antonella Puca (BlueVal Group) and Douglas Summa (IVSC). CPE credits: 2.0.
Basic assumption drives valuers way apart
In an Illinois divorce case, different fundamental assumptions about the husband’s picture frame business yielded greatly disparate values from the two experts.
Update on AI
The issues regarding the shake up at OpenAI settled down, seemingly, as quickly as they fired up. The parent not-for-profit governing organization replaced most or all of its board of directors, but it remains to be seen what structural changes will ultimately result from shake up.
BVR Power Panel offers insights into recent issues
BVR has an ongoing webinar series of Power Panels, consisting of veteran practitioners and thought leaders covering recent trends and issues.
Exposure draft now available on fair value
The Business Valuation Resource Panel (BVRP) of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) has issued an exposure draft of Valuation Brief #3: Professional Interactions Unique to Fair Value for Financial Reporting.
Kroll-recommended ERP remains at 5.5%—for now
The latest cost of capital infographic from Kroll has the firm’s recommended U.S. equity risk premium reaffirmed at 5.5% when developing USD-denominated discount rates.
‘Disclose me,’ AI tells appraisers
“Appraisers should be encouraged to clearly state whether they authored a report or relied on AI models for content generation.”
What is your firm’s experience with remote work?
That’s the topic of this month’s “Two-Minute Practice Builder” survey.
TAF launches second demographic survey
The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) has a survey designed to gather demographic data about the appraisal profession and help shape the group’s current and future diversity-related activities.
The IRS is looking for you
Don’t panic—it’s not about an audit.
Global BV News: New IVSC Perspectives Paper examines the valuation of data
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has its sights set on data and how to value it.
BV movers . . .
Ryan Lubinski, CPA, CVA, has been appointed a partner at MichaelSilver (Deerfield, Ill.).
CPE events
Is There or Isn’t There Goodwill: Expert Disagreements, March 12, 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. ET. Featuring: Josh Shilts (Shilts CPA, PLLC). CPE credits: 2.0.
Business as usual (so far) under tougher Rule 702
The first reported appellate decision to cite the new Rule 702 changes has appeared, but there’s no sea change to report.
BVLaw Case Update
Join Jim Alerding and Jim Ewart, veteran valuators, and Drew Soshnick, family law attorney and experienced valuation expert, for a discussion of some of the most consequential recent valuation and financial litigation decisions. The three experts will present and discuss this selection of state and federal cases. The analysis of these cases, which the experts hand-picked for their importance, will provide insight into current issues in the business valuation arena and discussion of not only ...
AI Concerns, Experiments Highlight NACVA Confab
This is a recap of several interesting sessions at the December NACVA Business Valuation & Financial Litigation Super Conference in Fort Lauderdale. The sessions discussed ethics issues and presented some demonstrations of how to leverage AI in a valuation practice.
What Valuers Should Do While SCOTUS Mulls Connelly
Regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Connelly case, there are some steps valuers can take to better help their client business owners, many of whom could be sitting on ticking time bombs. The issue before SCOTUS is how does corporate-owned life insurance designed to fund the redemption of a deceased shareholder’s stock impact the fair market value of the subject company and the value of the decedent’s gross estate.
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).
Quality Control Is Now the No. 1 Concern of BV Firms
What keeps business valuation firm managers up at night? Mostly, they worry about maintaining control over the quality of the work product, according to the Business Valuation Firm Benchmarking Guide. This article presents the other top concerns.
‘Very Useful’ MPF Will Be Reissued in Revamped Form
Even if you do not practice in the area of fair value for financial reporting, valuers should take notice of a document that will be going out for public comment from the AICPA. The document is a revised version of the Mandatory Performance Framework, which was issued in connection with the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential, which was discontinued last year.