Purchase Price Allocations: Accuracy is Critical
To comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), companies know there are a lot of rules to follow for financial reporting purposes. Are you planning to acquire or merge with another business? Business combinations and acquisitions is an area where...
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Not-For-Profit Organizations Need Appraisals Too (Here Is Why They Are Important)
If you run a large corporation, a business valuation is a critical part of your overall operations. The valuation process of a for-profit business is fairly straightforward, although some of the specifics of appraising assets and assessing income and debts to come up...
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Appraisal Economics has determined the fair market value of a split-dollar receivable in connection with a second-to-die joint life insurance policy. The trustees of the policy entered into a split-dollar agreement with the beneficiary of their life insurance...
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Are There Benefits to Desktop Equipment Appraisals?
As a business owner, your time is already mostly accounted for each week. When an additional task pops up, it is often difficult and inconvenient to try to navigate how to fit it into your schedule. There are some tasks that can be pushed around to other weeks, but...
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Use It, Do Not Lose It: Why You Should Keep Your Trademarks Forever
Every business owner understands the significance of protecting their growing company. Establishing a new business venture is a feat in an increasingly competitive market, but continuing to grow and become profitable is even more challenging. There are a significant...
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5 Ways to Increase Your Portfolio Valuation
Periodically, institutional investors are required to report the values of their portfolio investments to their investors. The goal, of course, is to show an increase in the portfolio’s value. However, investing for growth while also managing risk is a tough equation....
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Out-of-Court Debt Restructuring
Sometimes a distressed business’ best path forward is to take advantage of the benefits of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a legal declaration of a debtor’s inability to meet and pay their liabilities, and it can play out in three ways. Chapter 7 involves a trustee...
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Convertible Securities for Companies and Investors
Convertible securities come in many forms—convertible notes, convertible bonds, and convertible preferred shares, to name a few. Generally, they are interest-bearing, fixed-income debt securities that may also be converted into a predetermined number of common stock...
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ESPPs: Good for Compensation and Employee Engagement
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) are an excellent way to maximize employee compensation at a modest cost, but the benefits go well beyond remuneration. A well-structured ESPP also engages employees by helping to create an ownership culture. Employees will do what...
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How Solar Companies Can Generate More Value
Global demand for solar power is on the rise and rightfully so: it is an efficient form of green energy and a renewable solution toward lowering greenhouse emissions and addressing climate change. Government incentives, tax rebates, and lower prices have fueled...
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