The ultimate indicator of how well a company and its management are performing is how much the company is worth in the marketplace. Any performance measurement or benchmarking system should include fair market value as one of its primary metrics. With public companies, it’s easy to monitor this metric by tracking share prices and market…

Shareholder disputes are common occurrences in today’s complex business world. These disputes can often be divisive, long-lasting and expensive. They can arise in almost any privately owned business, sometimes without warning. Here are come common types of lawsuits minority shareholders may file against controlling shareholders: Dissenters Rights Actions State law may give corporate shareholders the right to…

Years ago, many taxpayers itemized deductions instead of claiming the standard deduction. But fewer taxpayers are itemizing today due to a bevy of changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TJCA provisions that increased the standard deduction and limited or suspended certain itemized deductions are currently scheduled to expire after 2025. However,…