BUSINESS Valuation

Do you know the true worth of your company and the years you've invested in it? You should. Selling your business is not the only reason to determine its value. There are many reasons why it is important to have a current assessment of your business' worth.

Some of those reasons are:

• Buy/sell agreements
• Divorce proceedings
• Eminent domain proceedings
• Employee stock ownership plans
• Estate planning issues
• Estate tax liability issues
• Gifting to charitable organizations
• Mergers
• Planning stock options to key executives
• Retirement planning
• Shareholder disputes
• Value enhancement before an anticipated sale

And, there are many ways to determine that value based on your type of business and the purpose of the valuation.

In today's business environment, the value of a business must include tangible and intangible factors--industry standards, ratios, tax laws and position in the market all impact the business value.

Our Business Valuation Group is led by a certified public accountant accredited in Business Valuation by the AICPA. We offer objective valuations for merger and acquisition considerations, sales, estates and wealth assessment. We provide assistance to entrepreneurs in development and implementation of exit strategies or expanding their business through acquisition or merger.

For more information please call Chav Pierce, CPA/ABV at 504.835.5522 or send an EMAIL.