Plan for Your Business Future Starting with a Certified Business Appraisal Estate Planning Starts with Knowing Your Company’s Value If you are a business owner, you have likely considered obtaining a business appraisal of your enterprise. A business appraisal, or business valuation, reflects the current economic value of a business. Such valuations are often conducted […]
Taxes
What You Need to Know about the IRS Business Valuation Guidelines
Valuation for Gift and Estate Taxes Certified Business Valuation for IRS Purposes How do you value a business for estate tax purposes? All businesses eventually require a business appraisal to determine their current economic value. Often, such valuations are conducted at the onset of a financing or tax event within the business lifecycle. The IRS […]
How Much Should A Business Valuation Cost?
How Much Should I Spend on a Business Appraisal? Pricing to value a company varies from free to $15,000 for most business owners. How do you decide the appropriate valuation type and cost for you? Business Appraisal FL|GA has designed this decision tree to help you get the most value for your time and investment […]
Tax Returns Trump All in a Business Valuation
The value of large, publicly traded companies, such as those listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, are calculated thousands of times a day through active trading of buyers and sellers in the stock market. In general, this price is recognized as fair market value. For privately-owned companies, nevertheless, the stock does not […]
R&D Tax Credit FAQ
“The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.” John Maynard Keynes Q: Who qualifies for the R&D Tax Credit? A: One of the common misconceptions about the R&D Credit is that it is reserved for companies with teams of scientists in lab coats. In reality, any company working to solve […]
Is your private company issuing stock options? The need for a IRC section 409a Valuation
What is a 409A Valuation? How do I get the Ball Rolling? Do I need a 409A Valuation? If your private company is issuing stock options or any other form of deferred compensation to your employees, you must have an assessment of the fair market value of your business performed by a third-party valuation firm. […]
Taxes are an Investment (When Selling Your Company)
We all hate paying taxes. Why would you want to pay more taxes at any time for any reason? Selling a business and borrowing money (which at most times the two are tied together) are both cash flow related. Buyers of companies value cash flow. Banks and other lenders value cash flow and the buffer […]