With year end rapidly approaching, it’s time to consider making some moves that will lower your 2021 federal income tax bill — and potentially position you for future tax savings. Unfortunately, tax planning is particularly challenging this year, because the tax rules for 2022 aren’t yet certain. In fact, they may not even be certain for…

Valuation services are one of the highest growth areas for CPA firms. Clients need to know the value of businesses, business interests and intangible assets for many reasons, including sales transactions, financing, taxation, financial reporting and litigation. When an appraiser follows professional standards, it reassures business owners about the quality and consistency of his or her methods and…

The value of a business is not directly determined by its historic performance. Instead, investors are more interested in the economic benefits the business will generate in the future. Past performance is only relevant to the extent that it demonstrates trends and is expected to continue going forward. This forward-looking approach applies whether an appraiser uses the…