There are a number of different ways to value a company. For many owners of small businesses who focus on minimizing taxes instead of maximizing profits, valuation methods based on profit or cash flow ...

The development of mineral asset valuation standards, when compared to the IRRS for mineral resources and ore reserves, is relatively recent (2000 onwards). Furthermore, these have evolved through the ...

Bitcoin's value can be compared to other asset classes like gold, global bonds, and residential property. Production costs can serve as a floor for bitcoin's price and help determine if it is ...

The core purpose of a business valuation is to establish an unbiased and justifiable estimate of the economic value of a business entity. Here’s why it is important: Transparency: It provides clarity ...

As we discussed in the first installment of this series, the pace of mergers and acquisitions among printing and packaging firms finally is on the rise after years of languishing in the doldrums. That ...

IMGCAP(1)]Last August, the American Institute of CPAs released an exposure draft of its updated guidance on the Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation. Processing ...

Valuation methods are very different. And there is no “best” overall method for all situations. Rather, each method has its own relative strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the specific attributes ...

Market valuation does play into asset allocation decisions at times, but only when a person is closing in on retirement and is considering an allocation change anyway. There are three factors involved ...

In my article “IRAs and the AVM” (Trusts & Estates, January 2009), I discussed how the estate tax alternate valuation method (AVM) under Internal Revenue Code Section 2032 applies to individual ...