How the PTE Tax Can Impact the Valuation of Pass-Through Entities This paper explains how the PTE tax in Massachusetts and several other states affects the valuation of a business and how business owners can account for this tax to avoid double taxation. Introduction Taxes can have a significant impact on the value of a business. Pass-through entities such as S-Corporations and partnerships generally do not ...

At some point in a business valuation analyst’s career, an attorney or pro se party will call asking for a business valuation and perhaps even to retain your services. A good starting point is Business Valuation in Divorce: Case Law Compendium, 2nd ed. This edition is 584 pages long and provides a comprehensive court case digest that emphasizes similarities and differences in the treatment of goodwill (prof ...

How to apply the landmark cases Delaware MRI (2007) and Bernier (2012) Eric J. Barr, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CFE, analyzes two landmark court decisions—Delaware MRI and Bernier—and offers more clarity on the proper way to value an ownership interest in a pass-through entity under the fair market standard of value.  ...