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Shannon Pratt's the Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook : Understanding Financial Statements, Appraisal Reports, and Expert Testimony, Third Edition.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pratt, Shannon P.
Contributor:
Grabowski, Roger J.
Niculita, Alina V.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Corporations--Valuation--Law and legislation--United States.
Corporations.
Appraisers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
Appraisers.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Evidence, Expert.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (872 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cleveland : American Bar Association, 2024.
La Vergne : American Bar Association, 2025.
Summary:
This book serves as an exhaustive guide to business valuation, covering various approaches, methods, and procedures used in appraising business value. It delves into defining value in different contexts and explores standards such as fair market value, fair value, and investment value. The book provides detailed insights into financial statement terminology, valuation approaches including income, market, and asset-based methods, and discusses the application of discount rates. Additionally, it addresses topics like personal and enterprise goodwill, reasonable compensation, and the impact of financial statement adjustments. Aimed at legal professionals, appraisers, and financial analysts, the book emphasizes the integration of legal statutes and practical valuation methods to ensure accurate business appraisals. Generated by AI.
Contents:
Defining value in the relevant context : definitions of value
Value to whom? levels and premises of value
Overview of business valuation approaches, methods, and procedures
Financial statement terminology used in business appraisal
The income approach
The market approach
The asset-based approach
The excess earnings method
Rules of thumb
Personal versus enterprise goodwill
Reasonable compensation
Financial statement adjustments
Comparative financial statement analysis
Economic and industry analysis
Discounts and premiums
Reconciliation of value indications
Valuations for federal tax matters
Shareholder and partner disputes
Marital dissolution valuations
Fair value for financial reporting
Employee stock ownership plans
Valuing professional practices and small service businesses
Valuing S corporations and other pass-through entities
Valuation reports
Checklist for reviewing a business valuation report
Admissibility and impact of expert business valuation evidence
Discovery and the business valuation expert
Buy-sell agreements
Alternative dispute resolution
Business valuation standards and credentials
Cross-examining a business valuation expert.
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ISBN:
9781639055135
1639055134
OCLC:
1467879714

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