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Tax Talk is Taxing – Tax Contingencies after Valuation Reports
Most people cringe at the word ‘tax’. Not us, we love it! We are often asked what the tax impact would be to a shareholder ...
Why We Use Industry Averages in Our Valuation
Everyone does it. People will try to peer into their neighbours’ yards to see what they have and what they are doing. As valuators, we ...
Why Do I Need a Valuation? Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Motivated employees are creative, efficient and hard working. So how can you keep your employees motivated? Companies, often under the direction of their human resource ...
Don’t Pay Too Much for that Business -The Basics of Contingent Consideration
Have you ever worried that the business you’re purchasing won’t do as well as you’re hoping? Or what if there’s an outstanding debt you weren’t ...
Hindsight Part 2 – Exceptions to the Rule
In a February, 2018 posting The Fine Art of Retrospect – Hindsight Part 1, we’ve discussed that courts typically don’t allow the use of hindsight knowledge ...
Hindsight Part 1 – General Exclusions
We all know that hindsight is 20/20, but how can this affect your business valuation? What happens if events occurring after the valuation date have ...
Bookkeeping: Can anyone do it?
As we have been looking back over the last half century for Davis Martindale’s 50th anniversary, it has become obvious that the world and business has ...
State of the Industry – Used Car Dealers
Gone are the days of viewing used car professionals as slick salespersons who will do anything to sell you a lemon. With a slowly recovering ...
Ready, Set, Go – The Process of Valuation
While we do need the financial statements of your business there are many steps that we follow and many questions we ask before you receive ...
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