New Year’s resolution: Give back to the BV profession
The future of the valuation profession depends on the contributions that practitioners make to the advancement of the profession.
Expand your practice with value growth advisory services
A natural extension for a valuation practice is advising business owners on ways to maximize firm value.
CVGA program for value growth advisory services
A training and credentialing program is available for valuation professionals who want to advise business owners on ways to maximize the value of their firms.
Damodaran to conduct valuation training through IMAA
Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) will conduct a 12-hour training class in valuation hosted by the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA).
Timely Insights From the NYSSCPA Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference
Topics include emerging issues (SPACs, cryptocurrency, and Zoom as a practice-builder) and some new perspectives on evergreen topics (estate valuations, cannabis, distressed firms, and collaborations).
BV News and Trends May 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Natural extension for a BV practice
The next logical step after valuing a business is advising business owners on ways to maximize that value.
Rare chance to hear about cryptocurrency at NYSSCPA event
There are very few certified cryptocurrency experts in the United States, but the New York Society of CPAs has one speaking at its full-day Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference on May 17.
New BVR ‘Power Panel’ Series Offers Seasoned Insights on Timely Issues
The first in a series of “power panel” BVR webinars drew a huge audience and brought together highly experienced thought leaders in the profession to address current issues via questions from the audience. The panel, moderated by Jay E. Fishman (Financial Research Associates), consisted of Michelle F. Gallagher (Adamy Valuation), Ken Pia (Marcum), and Jeffrey S. Tarbell (Houlihan Lokey).
Tax changes to watch for under the Biden administration
Other than the possibility of changing corporate tax rates, there is “nothing of earth-shattering importance” in terms of tax, estate, and regulatory changes expected from the Biden administration—for now, anyway—according to a panel of valuation experts on a recent BVR webinar.
BVU News and Trends March 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Will the future of BV be in good hands?
The answer is a definite “yes,” and the key factor will be the willingness of the new generation of practitioners to give back to the profession.
ASA changes report requirement for AM candidates
More valuation professionals will now qualify for the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) business valuation discipline’s Accredited Member (AM) designation.
Credential program for value growth advisors June 7-11
A natural extension to valuing a business is advising business owners on ways to maximize that value.
Agenda set for NYSSCPA BV and litigation services conference May 17
BVWire always attends the annual New York State Society of CPAs Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference, and registration is now open for this year’s event, which will be webcast May 17.
Online master’s program in BV begins April 1
The application deadline is March 15 for the spring semester of the online master’s in business valuation (MBV) program at Florida University Southeast (FUSE), and classes start April 1.
Business Valuation Year in Review 2020
What a year! This is a recap of developments in the business valuation profession under the shroud of COVID-19 including the latest thinking in methodologies, changes in regulations, new and updated resources, and practice-building ideas.
BVU News and Trends January 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Sneak preview of NACVA’s Mentor Support Exchange
After two years in development, the Mentor Support Exchange (MSX) is scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2021, according to a statement from Parnell Black, CEO of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).
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.
FAU offers online accounting course on data analytics
The School of Accounting Executive Master’s Degree Program at Florida Atlantic University has developed an online accounting course on data analytics in auditing, managerial accounting, and financial statement analysis.
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.
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.
‘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).