Today’s the deadline to send your video question to the BV ‘power panel’
You can get free admission to BVR’s Power Panel: Live Expert Answers for Today’s Tough BV Questions on January 14 if you send in a video of yourself asking a question you want the panel to answer.
Global BV News: PFI featured in latest OIV Journal
The latest edition of the journal of the Organismo Italiano di Valutazione, the valuation standards-setter in Italy, is now available if you click here.
Letter to the editor: Proposed change to BV Glossary
The following letter concerns the proposed changes to the International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms (see last week’s coverage for details).
From the Editor
I hope this issue finds you and your families all safe and well during this pandemic. I am very honored with the appointment to editor of the Business Valuation Review.
Comments wanted on revised global BV glossary
A draft of a revised international glossary of business valuation terms has been developed, and feedback is wanted on the terms included and their definitions.
Send the BV ‘power panel’ a video question—and get free admission
Here’s your chance to ask any question you want, and it will be answered live during BVR’s Power Panel: Live Expert Answers for Today’s Tough BV Questions on January 14.
Do you have a story to tell?
During 2020, it was exciting to see valuation experts rise to the challenges the pandemic created. Business Valuation Update was very fortunate to publish a good number of articles submitted by experts who presented some very interesting and innovative thinking about how to reflect the impact of the pandemic on valuations.
Global BV News: IVSC issues exposure draft on financial instruments
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is “eager” to hear comments on its exposure draft on a new standard for the valuation of financial instruments.
Global BV News: CBV Institute sets date for 2021 Congress
Mark your calendar for June 16-18 to attend the Interactive Virtual Congress 2021 held by the Chartered Business Valuators Institute (CBV Institute), Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO).
Appraisal Disciplines Reveal Breaking Trends at the ASA Conference
Practitioners from five appraisal disciplines address how they are working in the current environment and their perspectives about trends in valuation over the next year.
BVU News and Trends December 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends December 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
‘Want more’ from the valuation profession, advises Hanlin
To “get more” from the business valuation profession, you need to “do more,” says William Hanlin, president and CEO of the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS).
Global BV News: Comments wanted on IASB paper on business combinations
At the recent Second Annual Conference on the Art and Science of Business Valuation, conference co-chair Joel M. DiCicco, Ph.D. (Center for International Business Valuation), informed the audience that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has begun a consultation process for possible changes in the accounting standards for mergers and acquisitions involving companies within the same group.
Global BV News: Spotlight on pharma firms in KPMG’s 4Q20 valuation brief
COVID-19 continues to dominate a lot of the discussion in KPMG’s Quarterly Brief—International Valuation Newsletter for the fourth quarter of 2020.
AICPA urges Congress to act on PPP-related deductions
New guidance from the IRS says that, if a business “reasonably believes” that its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan will be forgiven, the costs related to that loan are not deductible.
ASA officially adopts new governance model
The American Society of Appraisers has formally adopted a new governance model, an “historic milestone,” the organization says in a release.
Global BV News: CBV Institute launches new IVS course
More than 100 countries have adopted the International Valuation Standards (IVS), a global set of universal valuation standards developed by the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).
BVU News and Trends November 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Recap of the VSCPA Business Valuation, Fraud, and Litigation Services Conference
Timely topics include how BVFLS experts are accounting for the impact of COVID-19, reviewing a valuation report, an estate/trust update, and a new idea to boost your practice. This two-day event was sponsored by the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA).
10 Signs of Trouble with a Valuation Expert
It’s always very informative and helpful to listen to judges talk about the valuation cases they hear. At its annual conferences, NACVA regularly presents sessions with judges. At its Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference in June, a session included a panel of four judges and one moderator. The panelists shared their views of when they detect potential problems with appraisers when they are on the witness stand.
AICPA honors outstanding contributors to FVS fields
During the 2020 AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Conference, a number of individuals were recognized for their contributions during the past year.
How Virginia CPA firms are weathering the storm
One-fifth of Virginia CPAs expect their business to expand in 2021 despite the pandemic, according to the Virginia Society of CPAs sixth annual Economic Expectations Survey in partnership with Virginia Business magazine.
BVWire to cover AICPA FVS conference November 9-11
BVWire is looking forward to the AICPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Conference live online November 9-11.
BVU News and Trends October 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.