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Every top business valuation firm depends on BVR for authoritative market data, continuing professional education, and expert opinion. Rely on BVR when your career depends on an unimpeachable business valuation. Our customers include business appraisers, certified public accountants, merger and acquisition professionals, business brokers, lawyers and judges, private equity and venture capitalists, owners and CFO’s, and many others. Founded by Shannon Pratt, BVR’s market databases and analysis have won in the courtroom—and the boardroom—for over a decade. You can find Pratt’s Stats, newsletters, CPE, research reports, teleconferences, books and more on the navigation bar to the left.

View our complete product brochure IRS says appraiser penalties apply to estate/gift returnsThe question has been hanging over the appraisal community since the Pension Protection Act of 2006 added section 6695A penalty provisions to the Internal Revenue Code: Do these same penalties apply to an appraiser who prepares an appraisal used in connection with an estate or gift tax return? In a legal memorandum released just before the holidays, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel provides the answer: Just Published! BVR's Guide to Estate & Gift Tax Case Law - For the Business Valuation Professional Learn More and Order Your Copy Over the past 10 years, appraisers and tax advisors have witnessed ever-changing developments in the area of estate and gift tax law. These Tax Court decisions have had a major impact on wealth succession planning, including the popular use of the family limited partnership. Due to this, it has become more important to stay current with legal arguments and technical analyses that apply to estate and gift tax law specific to the business valuation profession.We have assembled some of the sharpest minds when it comes to estate and gift tax case law to cover how these court case decisions apply to the business valuation profession.

Just Published! BVR’s Guide to Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill Learn More and Order Your Copy BVR’s Guide to Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill provides valuable and timely articles from leading experts in the field including David Wood, Jay Fishman, Mark Dietrich, Jim Alerding, Shannon Pratt, Kevin Yeanoplos, and many others. Learn the best ways to treat personal goodwill from the top professionals. In addition to the valuable articles, this Guide includes 130 court case abstracts and a quick reference table for easy use. This is a must-have resource for your business valuation practice.

The National Summit on Fair Value for Financial Reporting: Master the Challenges – Seize the Opportunities Learn More and Register Today for Early Bird PricingPresented by: Business Valuation Resources and ASA, February 5-6, 2008, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (New York, NY) BV professionals are faced with new challenges in understanding what the multiple financial reporting standards mean for their clients. The top firms are taking on new financial reporting engagements and shouldering more responsibility for their clients' compliance. With these new challenges come exciting opportunities for business appraisers to expand the services they offer. This national summit will help members become well-versed in the many regulatory changes, and will arm each attendee with the tools to differentiate themselves from the competition, and leverage their expertise as a means to generate new business opportunities. Space is limited so register today!