Michigan court explains treatment of S corp’s retained earnings in divorce
The overarching issue in a recent Michigan divorce case was appreciation. Did the nonowner spouse (wife) have a right to a portion of the increase in value of her husband’s separate property, an S corporation? A related issue, and one that posed a question of first impression in Michigan, was how to treat the company’s retained earnings.
Valuing C Corps and Pass-Through Entities Under the New Tax Law
On December 22, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”). The Act is the most comprehensive tax reform package since the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The Act contains sweeping changes to corporate and individual tax rates, deduction limitations, foreign income taxation, and the tax treatment of pass-through entities (PTEs) such as S corporations and limited liability companies. In this article, we will discuss ...
Valuation Experts Give Initial Thoughts on Tax Reform
Valuation experts were asked for their initial impressions on what to consider when doing valuations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This will be an evolving discussion.
A Response to an Article on S Corp Tax Affecting
This is a response to “Tax Affecting S Corporations: It’s Not a Matter of Whether. It’s a Matter of When,” written by Alan S. Zipp, that appeared in the December 2017 issue of Business Valuation Update.
2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on Valuations of C Corps and Pass-Through Entities
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts the federal tax treatment of C corps, pass-through entities, and their respective ownership interests, and these changes will affect both the conduct of business valuation and the values of businesses and equity ownership interests. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains temporary changes in the individual income tax rate structure, “bonus depreciation,” limitations on state and local tax (SALT) deductions, and “qualified business income” deductions for certain PTEs.
Inside Pratt’s Stats: Impact of Entity Form on Selling Price (Part 2)
Based on the results of various statistical analyses of Pratt’s Stats transactional data, this article explains how transaction size and the entity form support the existence (and the magnitude) of the “pass-through entity premium.”
Wright v. Phillips
In fair value determination analogous to statutory appraisal valuation, Chancery says companies’ S corp status “has discrete value applicable here,” as captured in expert’s use of 14.5% tax rate (as opposed to 31%); court approves marketability discount.
S Corp Status Adds ‘Discrete’ Value to Business, Chancery Says
In fair value determination analogous to statutory appraisal valuation, Chancery says companies’ S corp status “has discrete value applicable here,” as captured in expert’s use of 14.5% tax rate (as opposed to 31%); court approves marketability discount.
Vedros v. Vedros
Court says discounting for lack of marketability of minority interest in home healthcare agency, operating as an S corporation, is appropriate where LLC agreement included transfer restrictions and partners were not planning to buy out owner spouse.
Facts Support Discounts in Valuation of Small Healthcare Agency
Court says discounting for lack of marketability of minority interest in home healthcare agency, operating as an S corporation, is appropriate where LLC agreement included transfer restrictions and partners were not planning to buy out owner spouse.
Improper Use of Active/Passive Framework Skewers Valuation
Court says appreciation analysis suffers from improper use of active/passive framework; valuation of company must include all assets, including real estate whose value dropped, where marital labor contributed to overall appreciation of separate property.
Bair v. Bair
Court says appreciation analysis suffers from improper use of active/passive framework; valuation of company must include all assets, including real estate whose value dropped, where marital labor contributed to overall appreciation of separate property.
Improper Use of Active/Passive Framework Skewers Valuation
Court says appreciation analysis suffers from improper use of active/passive framework; valuation of company must include all assets, including real estate whose value dropped, where marital labor contributed to overall appreciation of separate property.
Court Dismisses S Corp Tax Argument in Fair Value Buyout
In statutory fair value proceeding, court adopts income-based approach reconciling key differences in expert analyses regarding historical earnings period, tax rates, and normalization for intercompany transactions; court rejects market analysis.
Court of Appeals Sides With Taxpayers on Right to Vet IRS Expert Valuation
Court of Appeals finds Tax Court held mistaken view of burden of proof and erred in declining to evaluate taxpayers’ multiple challenges to IRS’s expert valuation; on remand, Tax Court may consider new valuation evidence, appeals court says.
Court Dismisses S Corp Tax Argument in Fair Value Buyout
In statutory fair value proceeding, court adopts income-based approach reconciling key differences in expert analyses regarding historical earnings period, tax rates, and normalization for intercompany transactions; court rejects market analysis.
Matter of Digeser v. Flach
Income approach, capitalization rate, expert testimony, valuation methods, fair value, minority oppression, statutory appraisal, S corporation, C corporation, normalization, market-based approach, comparable transactions ...
Cavallaro v. Commissioner (Cavallaro II)
Court of Appeals finds Tax Court held mistaken view of burden of proof and erred in declining to evaluate taxpayers’ multiple challenges to IRS’s expert valuation; on remand, Tax Court may consider new valuation evidence, appeals court says.
Court of Appeals Sides With Taxpayers on Right to Vet IRS Expert Valuation
Court of Appeals finds Tax Court held mistaken view of burden of proof and erred in declining to evaluate taxpayers’ multiple challenges to IRS’s expert valuation; on remand, Tax Court may consider new valuation evidence, appeals court says.
Challenge to new Section 2704 regulations is shaping up
The accounting, valuation, and legal professions are hard at work to defeat the Treasury Department's proposed Section 274 regulations. The new regs would curtail, if not entirely eliminate, valuation discounts in family-controlled entities.
Bankruptcy Court Accepts Rationale for Tax Affecting
In a fraudulent transfer case involving S corp, court says valuation should reflect that buyers of S corps would experience a reduction in the value of the corporations' earnings because of the need to pay personal income taxes on those earnings.