by Lform Design | Aug 5, 2026 | Non-Profit, Valuation
When the IRS challenges a nonprofit donation valuation, the outcome rarely stops at a disallowed deduction. A challenged valuation can mean the loss of the deduction, accuracy-related penalties of 20 or 40 percent, interest on the underpayment, and exposure that...
by David Streit | Jul 8, 2026 | Asset Appraisal, Infrastructure, Valuation
The Growing Wave of Water System Privatization and What It Means for Communities The United States operates approximately 50,000 community water systems and nearly 17,000 publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities, the overwhelming majority of them under municipal...
by Lform Design | May 19, 2026 | Power, Power Valuation, Valuation
Energy transition is no longer a forecast. It is an active restructuring of how energy is generated, stored, transmitted, and consumed, and it is moving capital at a scale that forces financial and legal professionals to reckon with it now rather than later. According...
by Lform Design | May 13, 2026 | Valuation
Valuation disagreements in REIT transactions are common enough to be expected, but that does not make them any less disruptive. Buyers and sellers regularly arrive at materially different numbers for the same portfolio, not because one side is acting in bad faith, but...
by Lform Design | Dec 12, 2025 | Blog, Infrastructure, Tech News, Valuation
The rapid ascent of the “Magnificent 7”, consisting of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and NVIDIA, has reshaped both equity markets and public expectations about the future of artificial intelligence. Their shared belief that AI will transform...
by Lform Design | Jan 31, 2025 | Blog, Intellectual Property, Interest, Valuation
Intellectual property (IP) is increasingly carving its niche as a valuable form of collateral in loan agreements, reshaping the landscape of secure debt financing. As businesses prioritize innovation, their intangible assets – patents, trademarks, copyrights, and...
