by Eva Lang - Eva Lang, aka BV Girl, is a member of the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame. Eva discusses hot topics, practice management concerns, and technology issues that affect business valuation and litigation support practices.
02/01/2008 - 21:42 - 1092 reads
By Eva Lang - The AICPA recently announced a name change for the Business Valuation and Forensic & Litigation Services (BVFLS) Membership Section. The name has been shortened to Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS).
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01/23/2008 - 22:20 - 1229 reads
By Eva Lang - Last week I was at the Heckerling Tax Institute in Orlando where 3,000 estate tax attorneys gather annually to learn about current developments. Heckerling organizers are planning a conference for 2010 but will they need one? The estate tax will disappear completely in 2010 but will return in 2011.
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01/11/2008 - 19:18 - 1112 reads
By Eva Lang - The concept that closely held business owners can increase the value of their businesses is nothing new. Yet many owners fail to take the basic steps that could make their companies more attractive to buyers.
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01/08/2008 - 16:17 - 1074 reads
By Eva Lang - Business appraisers know that one of the determinates of value for a company is the industry in which it operates and its position within that industry. You can have great management, capitalization, and marketing but if your industry is collapsing your company is going to be in trouble.
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12/31/2007 - 18:08 - 1222 reads
By Eva Lang - The Appraisal Foundation has released the latest edition of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, effective for 2008 and 2009. This is a change from the annual USPAP edition to one that is effective for two years.
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