IRS to issue BV standards for comment
By the middle of May, the IRS will issue draft valuation standards to submit to the various appraisal organizations for comment. Howard A. Lewis , the new IRS Engineering Program Manager, made this a ...
2000 in review: Tax Court FLP rulings, 3 books, much more
The U.S. Tax Court came out with a series of very favorable family limited partnership (FLP) rulings. Business Valuation Resources took several steps to better serve our constituents, and three ne ...
2001 Professional Association Directory
Last published in December 1999, we have updated our directory of the twelve professional associations we find of particular interest to business appraisers and users of business appraisals. Again, we ...
Our editor-in-chief chronicles five years of Business Valuation Resources activities; Many milestones in half a decade
It's been a busy five years for me since the first issue of this newsletter in October 1995! When Stacy Ison first suggested that I write a five-year anniversary column, I hadn't fully realized ...
Valuing a Business 4th edition now out; Reflects growing consensus
The fourth edition of Valuing a Business is finally available, and I am quite pleased with the resulting product. The very extensive amount of updated and new material is a testament to the ...
Business valuation professional standards provide criteria to evaluate expert reports
As Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael advises, the admissibility of expert testimony and evidence may depend upon the existence of "peer review and publication," "standards controlling" ...
Mission of newsletter to help understanding of business appraisal
The mission of this newsletter is to help judges and lawyers to have a better understanding of business appraisal, including theory, methods and supporting evidence. The mission is not only to give y ...
Business valuation expert can make or break case; How to locate and evaluate qualified business appraisers
Recognition and use of professional business appraisers has risen dramatically in recent years. This is partly due to the educational programs of professional appraisal organizations and partly due to ...
Class Schedules for AICPA, ASA, IBA and NACVA posted for 2000
Every year, BVU makes an effort to publish the course schedules for the coming year from the four organizations that promote and teach business valuation courses. As well as a print version, we're off ...
Reflections on 30 years of building an organization in a rewarding profession
This column is based on a talk titled "Thirty Years of the Standard of Excellence," which I was asked to present at Willamette Management Associates' 30 th anniversary Professional Development Re ...
2000 Professional Associations Directory
Last published in December 1998, we have updated our directory of the twelve professional associations we find of particular interest to business appraisers and users of business appraisals. Again, we ...
USPAP 2000 exposure draft now available Significant revisions to Standards 9 & 10; comments end Aug. 31
I encourage all readers to obtain a copy of the exposure draft of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and register your comments before the end of the comment period, which en ...
20 years of accumulated thoughts from a BV profession leader
Mike Bolotsky is one of those rare individuals that has spent his entire professional working life in business appraisal, starting with the American Appraisal Princeton office in 1978. His service wit ...
1999 Professional Associations Directory
The Appraisal Foundation The Appraisal Foundation is authorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standards and appraiser qualifications, which it promulgates through the Appraisal Standards ...
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts . Valuation Master 6.0 1245 Brickyard Rd. #110, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, (800) 677-2009, fax (801) 486-7500. Price through Sept. 30, 1998 $625 ...
Review of Business Valuation Body of Knowledge
By James L. "Butch" Williams, CPA/ABV, CVA, CBA With an open-minded viewpoint (not always found in the highly competitive business valuation profession) Shannon Pratt has researched and studied the ...
Responses to the NACVA and Black/Green model debate
I wanted to respond quickly to the above noted debate in hopes of beating what will undoubtedly be significant numbers of letters. I have been through all the main training camps (ASA, IBA ...
NACVA Advisory Board member challenges methods taught
Robert E. Kleeman, Jr., CPA, ASA, CVA, is a business valuation analyst with the CPA firm Clifton, Gunderson & Co. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Association of Certified Valu ...