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Discount on assets transferred shortly before death raises red flag

Family limited partnerships (FLPs) are popular tax-saving vehicles in estate planning because of the valuation discounts that are allowed.

BV News and Trends October 2024

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Updates to two closed-end fund reports are available

Closed-end fund (CEF) data are commonly used to derive discounts for lack of control (DLOC) for closely held holding companies invested in marketable securities.

BV News and Trends May 2024

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Popular Real Estate DLOC Database Is Not Going Away

Valuation analysts who use the Partnership Profiles real estate database for estimating a discount for lack of control for family limited partnerships have expressed concern about the future of the database. This is a letter from Bruce Johnson with some important news about the database and some recommendations for adjusting methodology.

What to do about the dwindling real estate DLOC database

During the recent BVR Power Panel webinar, a question came in from the audience: What are your thoughts about using the 2022 Partnership Profiles data until the company produces a more up-to-date report?

BV News and Trends December 2023

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Updates to two closed-end fund reports are available

Closed-end fund (CEF) data are commonly used to derive discounts for lack of control (DLOC) for closely held holding companies invested in marketable securities.

BV News and Trends September 2023

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Two closed-end fund reports for estimating DLOC are updated

Closed-end fund (CEF) data are commonly used to derive discounts for lack of control (DLOC) for closely held holding companies invested in marketable securities.

Advanced Topics and Case Studies When Valuing Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs

As professional methodology has advanced and tax court cases have confirmed, employing analytical techniques to value family limited partnerships/LLCs using the income and market approaches allow appraisers to determine an accurate value objectively. Certain types of partnerships may be considered complicated. This webinar will focus on valuing more complex FLPs using case studies. Mr. Johnson will present empirical data that support the use of these objective appraisal methods and share his opinion on current issues ...

It’s About Time: Webb on Fractional Interests in Real Estate

After more than 25 years of valuing nonmarketable interests in real estate, Dennis Webb (Primus Valuations) says that the single most important thing in this type of valuation is “time.”

Big IRS red flag in fractional interest valuations

A discussion of who the partners are and what they are likely to do in the future is an essential part of a valuation of a fractional interest in real estate, advises Dennis Webb (Primus Valuations).

NICE DLOM Method for FLPs Gets Peer Reviewed

A paper describing the theory and mechanics of the nonmarketable investment company evaluation (NICE) method for estimating a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) has been published in the Business Valuation Review, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Appraisers.

BV News and Trends March 2023

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

BVResearch Pro adds another issue of the ASA’s BV Review

Among many other resources, the BVResearch Pro platform contains the full archive of the Business Valuation Review going back to 1982.

BV News and Trends June 2022

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

BV News and Trends May 2022

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Estate and Gift: The Complete Valuation Package (A BVR Workshop)

Unwrap all things estate and gift in this engaging session with Marissa Turrell and Carla Glass. This presentation will assume a basic understanding of business valuation, of both operating companies and holding companies, and focus on specifics related to valuing ownership interests for estate and gift purposes. Some topics will focus on issues that arise only in valuation for gift and estate purposes, such as seminal court cases on the matter, Chapter 14, working with ...

BV News and Trends April 2022

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

Updated versions of two closed-end fund reports for estimating DLOC

Closed-end fund (CEF) data are commonly used to derive discounts for lack of control (DLOC) for closely held holding companies invested in marketable securities.

AICPA offers free webcast on estate/gift valuations

A two-and-a half-hour webcast on estate and gift valuations is available free of charge from the AICPA.

New Version of the NICE DLOM Method Now Freely Available

William Frazier (Weaver) has a new version of his nonmarketable investment company evaluation (NICE) method for estimating a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM). An Excel template for the revised version, aptly named NICE-R, is now available.

New book on valuing fractional interests

For almost 25 years, valuing fractional interests involving real estate has been the specialty of Dennis A. Webb (Primus Valuations).

BV News and Trends January 2021

A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.

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