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Accounting for Disposition Costs in Family Law: When to Apply Sengmueller
Valuations are complicated, and valuators frequently deal with a myriad of issues. One issue that often arises when valuing a business are contingent disposition costs. ...
Foreign Income Considerations in Income for Support Reports
Foreign Income Considerations in Income for Support Reports When determining the quantum of child support and spousal support for a non-resident of Canada, calculating each ...
Keeping up with the Jones’ – Comparing your business to your competitors’
(Originally Posted July 16, 2018) Everyone does it. People will try to peer into their neighbors’ yards to see what they have and what they ...
Prince’s Estate – through the Lens of a Valuator
Valuation disputes between income tax authorities and estates can often occur in probate proceedings, which can result in hefty legal fees, accounting fees, and even ...
Introduction to Personal Tax in Canada – Part II
(Updated with current content from our original post on March 17, 2020) In the most basic sense, taxable income is a proxy for the value ...
Introduction to Personal Tax in Canada – Part I
(Updated with current content from our original post on March 10, 2020) Despite the recent push towards the promotion of financial literacy education in Primary ...
Pension Equalization in Boston v. Boston
I confess that there is one word which, given the choice, I would prefer not hearing in a matrimonial proceeding: ‘pension’ (Lurincic v. Lurincic, 1998) ...
How Lifestyle Analysis Can Reveal Unreported Income
Divorce and separation proceedings are a stressful challenge, and that stress can be magnified when a spouse isn’t truthful or forthcoming with financial information regarding ...
Is Fair Market Value the Price of the Business?
Regardless of the context in which value is determined, it is vital to recognize that there may be differences between “price” in an open market ...
Why Do I Need a Valuation? Family Law
(Originally Posted June 12, 2017) Divorce can be complicated, and if you own a business it can be even more confusing. If you owned a ...
R. v. Mohan: A Precedent in Admitting Expert Witness Evidence
In matrimonial and shareholder disputes, a Chartered Business Valuator (“CBV”) may be called to testify as an expert witness. In cases where both sides have ...
Understanding Valuation Earnings Adjustments
Valuations are prepared on the notion that value is prospective; in other words, the value of a business or asset is based on the returns ...
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