There are a number of different ways to value a company. For many owners of small businesses who focus on minimizing taxes instead of maximizing profits, valuation methods based on profit or cash flow ...

The development of mineral asset valuation standards, when compared to the IRRS for mineral resources and ore reserves, is relatively recent (2000 onwards). Furthermore, these have evolved through the ...

Bitcoin's value can be compared to other asset classes like gold, global bonds, and residential property. Production costs can serve as a floor for bitcoin's price and help determine if it is ...

One purpose of fixing a value on an interest in a closely held business is to determine gift and estate tax liability. CPAs called upon to provide such valuations know that this can be a painstaking ...

Assets refer to resources that can be converted into cash. Learn how assets work, the various types of assets, how to determine an asset's value and more.

As we discussed in the first installment of this series, the pace of mergers and acquisitions among printing and packaging firms finally is on the rise after years of languishing in the doldrums. That ...

In my article “IRAs and the AVM” (Trusts & Estates, January 2009), I discussed how the estate tax alternate valuation method (AVM) under Internal Revenue Code Section 2032 applies to individual ...