Uncertainty about inflation, regulations and geopolitical risks abounds in today’s marketplace. A fairness opinion can protect against costly ...

Business valuators sometimes consider major events that happen after the valuation date. For example, what if a business is subsequently ...

In today’s uncertain markets, the value of a business may change significantly over time. So it’s important to ...

A business may have more than one value, depending on the purpose of the business valuation and the ...

Buy-sell agreements are a critical tool for closely held businesses and professional practices. The valuation provisions of these ...

The survival of many companies depends on relationships between key customers or vendors (or both). When one of ...

An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) can facilitate the transfer of a business to the owner’s children or ...

When preparing a business valuation, quantitative data — from tax returns, financial statements, contracts and other sources — is important. ...

Reasonable compensation is an issue that comes into play in divorce, shareholder disputes and tax cases. It’s also ...

Intangible assets — such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and customer lists — can have substantial value. But, unless ...

Most people equate business bankruptcy with liquidating a company’s assets and using the proceeds to repay creditors. That’s ...

Do-it-yourself business valuations and the use of unqualified financial experts can increase the odds of making an error, ...