Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. For small business owners, profit matters a lot. It's more than ...

STATEMENT ON AUDITING STANDARDS (SAS) NO. 101, Auditing Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, gives auditors guidance on understanding how an entity’s management calculates fair value and on ...

Multi-tiered entities (MTEs) offer businesses a sophisticated organizational structure with multiple layers of ownership and control. But the complex ownership structures and intercompany ...

What Is Family Business Valuation? Family business valuation refers to the process of determining the economic value of a business owned and operated by family members. This value is critical for ...

You finally closed your first round, or you’re about to issue equity to an early hire who took a below-market salary to bet ...

Business valuations are often misunderstood. Most of us understand that when it comes to attracting customers, investors or buyers, increasing the intrinsic value of your business is crucial. But how ...

Here are the three most commonly applied approaches for valuation of ASCs, according to the Astor Group’s “Investment in the Healthcare Industry” white paper. For a copy of the full report, click here ...

Calculating fair valuation implies thinking like a business owner. Fair value or intrinsic value is a mathematical calculation not a vague concept. Price is what you pay value is what you get. If you ...

BDC Consulting’s most important mission is to help clients optimize the value of their business. The question then becomes: how do you assess a company’s value correctly? In this article, we will talk ...

An often unknown yet potentially costly tax can emanate from the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, known as “FIRPTA.” In the following, we discuss a pragmatic approach to the valuation ...

Discover how discounted future earnings are used to estimate a company's size by analyzing forecasted earnings and terminal values, discounted to present value.