• QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    Intangible Property and Property Tax Appraisals

    Part III of III This article is the third and final of a three-part series on intangible property and property tax appraisals. Read Part I here and Part II here. Valuation analysts are often retained by industrial and commercial companies to assist with state and local property tax planning, compliance, and controversy matters. Often, analysts are retained by the legal counsel for the corporate taxpayers. This is particularly the case when the property tax matter involves an assessment appeal or litigation regarding the amount of the property assessment. The articles in this series focus on the valuation of intangible property…

  • QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    Intangible Property and Property Tax Appraisals

    Part II of III This article is the second of a three-part series on intangible property and property tax appraisals. Valuation analysts are often retained by industrial and commercial companies to assist with state and local property tax planning, compliance, and controversy matters. Often, analysts are retained by the legal counsel for the corporate taxpayers. This is particularly the case when the property tax matter involves an assessment appeal or litigation regarding the amount of the property assessment. The articles in this series focus on the valuation of intangible property within the context of ad valorem property tax disputes. Introduction…

  • Mergers and Acquisitions/Exit Planning - QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    Analyst’s Noncompete Agreement Considerations in Corporate Acquisitions

    (Part I of II) This is a two-part article that focuses on the situation where the target company is a private corporation, and the sellers are employee/shareholders. This discussion summarizes the taxation and valuation considerations related to a transaction where employee/shareholders are selling the private C corporation stock to a C corporation acquirer. Some of the taxation and valuation considerations also apply to the corporate acquirer’s purchase of the corporate subsidiary stock of a parent corporation seller. However, the principal focus of this discussion will be on valuation and taxation guidance related to the employee/shareholders’ sale of a closely held…