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Cost Approach to Intellectual Property Valuation
Part I: Conceptual Principles This is a four-part article series. The articles and discussion focus on the conceptual principles and the practical app more ...
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Update on 2022 Healthcare Payment Rules
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Publishes Proposed and Final Rules on Medical Reimbursement Rates The U.S. government is the largest payor of medic more ...
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Why Do We Mess With the Cost of Equity
But Not the Cost of Debt? Determining the cost of equity can be quite interesting whereas determining the cost of debt is often boring. We may add ite more ...
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How to Maximize Sale Value When Selling a Company
Key Actions to Undertake to Increase the Price of a Company This article provides a brief overview covering what the author—a middle market investment more ...
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SPAC Attack
Six Months In Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) have been a prime focus of the SEC over the last six months. On April 12, 2021, the SEC iss more ...
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Food v. Fraud
Fraud Issues in the Hospitality Industry Post-COVID-19 Pandemic The hospitality industry is already experiencing an increase in fraud, and everyone as more ...
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New Advisories on Ransomware Payments
The Dark Web Criminals Both the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( more ...
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Technology and the Birth of Digital Forensics
The Evolution of Digital Forensics and Growth of the Industry The rapid growth of technology has resulted in the computer age, which has given rise to more ...
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What is Cryptocurrency?
How Does it Work? Everyone seems to be talking about cryptocurrency these days, but many are unsure how to define it and fewer still, know exactly how more ...
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Elder Fraud
Risks in a Post Pandemic Environment The pandemic placed many individuals into an environment where they had to rely on technology to conduct daily li more ...
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2 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get That New Client
Not all referral opportunities pan out. And there are two reasons why. This article explains those two main reasons. I want that new client. I need th more ...
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4 Best Ways to Get New Clients That You Must Do More Of
Last month, Rod Burkert wrote about the four worst ways to generate new clients. Well, then there has to be the four best ways—right?! Read on! Here, more ...
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Selling Your Business
Post Closing Task List This article provides readers with a checklist used at a business transaction that just closed. The list was adapted from e-mai more ...
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4 Worst Ways to Get New Clients
That You Think Still Work What are the most effective ways to market professional services? In this article, Rod Burkert shares the four worst ways to more ...
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Adding Compensation Consulting to Your Practice
Diversify the Revenue Sources Valuation consultants usually have training and experience with the process of normalizing owner compensation. They may more ...
Cost Approach to Intellectual Property Valuation
Part I: Conceptual Principles This is a four-part article series. The articles and discussion focus on the conceptual principles and the practical applications of the cost approach in the development of intellectual property valuations. Part I of this discussion focuses on the conceptual principles that suppo more ...
Accounting for COVID-19 in Valuation
The Bankruptcy Court Weighs-in In Re: Body Transit, Inc. The Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania In re: Body Transit, Inc. addressed how COVID-19 impacts valuations. On August 7, 2020, the Court heard and decided the case. This case proceeded under the Small Business Reorganization Act (S more ...
The Unimpeachable Rebuttal
Pearls Clutched and Loaded Have you ever read an opposing expert’s rebuttal of your expert report that left you clutching your pearls the rest of the day? With over 2,000 cases under my belt, I have had some true works of fiction written about me and still can be found clutching my proverbial pearls from time more ...
Food v. Fraud
Fraud Issues in the Hospitality Industry Post-COVID-19 Pandemic The hospitality industry is already experiencing an increase in fraud, and everyone associated with the business—including operators, owners, managers, employees, and even guests—is at risk of being affected. In this article, the author identifie more ...
Small Business Valuations
Using Forensic Accounting Valuing the small business is how most valuators earn their living. These small businesses pose as much issues to valuation professionals as they do for tax, accounting, and legal professionals by providing these entities with advice. The issues are wide-ranging, and the purpose of t more ...
Update on 2022 Healthcare Payment Rules
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Publishes Proposed and Final Rules on Medical Reimbursement Rates The U.S. government is the largest payor of medical costs, through Medicare and Medicaid, and consequently has a strong influence on physician reimbursement. The prevalence of these public payors in the health more ...
Business Interruption Claims in a ‘Pandemic Economy’
Natural Disasters and Claims Submission Best Practices This article’s purpose is to alert practitioners to potential issues that may arise during the claims process as it relates to damages suffered from a catastrophic event, other than COVID-19, during the ‘pandemic economy. Readers need to be aware of and d more ...
How to Maximize Sale Value When Selling a Company
Key Actions to Undertake to Increase the Price of a Company This article provides a brief overview covering what the author—a middle market investment banker—believes is the most worthwhile and impactful actions that anyone contemplating the sale of their business can take right now to set themselves up for s more ...
2 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get That New Client
Not all referral opportunities pan out. And there are two reasons why. This article explains those two main reasons. I want that new client. I need that new client. I am perfect for that new client. I deserve that new client. Dang! Why didn’t I get that new client?! Unfortunately, not all referral opportuniti more ...
A Primer on Establishing Trusts and its Taxation
Grantor Trust—Living Trusts to Irrevocable Trusts and their Taxation This article provides the general rules which are applicable for many and sometimes almost every situation, but with taxes and legal issues there are very few absolutes and almost everything has exceptions. That is why competent and experien more ...
