The day you’ve anxiously been waiting for is here. You open the mailbox and the papers you have been expecting are waiting for you. You pick up the envelope and acknowledge the sender. For a moment time stands still and you may look at the sky, hear the birds chirping, take a deep breath or …
When couples get divorced in Maricopa County Arizona, each spouse is required to submit to the court a document called an Affidavit of Financial Information [“AFI”]. The document, which can be prepared by the parties or their legal representatives, is also known as Form DROSC13f-010119. The AFI is used to assist the court in creating …
Sometimes, before your bank will finance an acquisition, they require a quality of earnings (“QoE”) report. You might be saying, what is a QoE report? A QoE report analyzes the earnings power of a business to determine how sustainable and accurate the business’ earnings are. Specifically, a QoE report digs into the seller’s financial information …
Last year I wrote an article that outlined several cases involving the Department of Labor and ESOP trustees. There have been some recent updates to these cases which again do not favor the trustees. Brundle v. Wilmington Trust In this case, Wilmington Trust (WT) was hired as an independent third-party trustee for a potential purchase …
Are you in the market to merge or acquire another company? Identifying four elements before the deal is complete can help make it a win-win for both parties. There are a handful of the problems that often arise in the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) process. To begin with, buyers tend to be overexuberant about the …
In the case of Estate of Streightoff vs Commissioner, the IRS argued that the interest to be valued in a family limited partnership (FLP) was a limited partner interest, not an assignee interest. The Tax Court agreed with the IRS noting characteristics of the property transferred and admission requirements of the FLP. Case background Streightoff …
You have probably heard valuation multiples being tossed around by owners and others regarding the value of businesses. The typical multiple referenced is a multiple of EBITDA which is defined as “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.” Owners sometimes overestimate the value of their business. Recent market data can be very instructive but must …
Earnings management (“EM”) is the practice of earnings smoothing. Research shows there are three reasons why managers engage in EM. They include: optimal contract design, signaling and rational expectations. One example of an optimal contract design is when management’s compensation is tied to the earnings of the firm. Risk-averse managers will engage in EM to …
It was after the lunch hour and I was testifying as a CPA expert on an economic damages case. The venue was a superior courthouse in Santa Ana, California. The day was a hot one and I was testifying at a jury trial. I had been retained by the plaintiff. My testimony was laced with …
Max was an experienced tax accountant. He had a small CPA firm whose members included him, a receptionist and two staff accountants. Max decided that he wanted to branch out into litigation support services. Before he did, he took courses on how to value a business and eventually got his Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) …
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