CD of Teleconference with Q&A
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Accounting Teleconference Advisory Board
Assessing the value of businesses and their physical and intangible assets is a vital practice area for accounting firms. However, until recently, the accounting profession had no specific standard to ensure consistent quality when it came to business valuation services.
That changed in June when the AICPA issued its Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1. Effective with engagements accepted starting in January, accounting firms will operate under general guidelines for business valuations in M&A, litigation, financial reporting and other scenarios.
Your accounting firm's valuation practice may not now be meeting all of the AICPA's new expectations. In addition, accountants accustomed to working under an American Society of Appraisers (ASA) or FASB standard must deal with the differences.
Listen as our panel of experienced valuation specialists from accounting firms of all sizes analyze all key provisions of the AICPA's new standard and advises firms and their clients on adapting to the new rules.
The panel included:
Mary O'Connor, Partner, RGL - Forensic Accountants and Consultants, Chicago. She has been a valuation specialist since 1979, working on business and intellectual property valuations.
James Sausmer, Partner, Valuation Practice, Weiser, New York. He has more than 30 years of experience on business valuation, accounting and tax services, particularly with wholesale/distribution and professional services companies.
Todd Patrick, Director and Central Region Valuation Practice Leader, Grant Thornton, Dallas. He has more than six years of experience providing valuation services for clients from multinational manufacturers to Internet start-ups.
The panel reviewed:
- Key aspects of the new standard that require special attention and resources from your firm's business valuation group.
- Suggestions for mid-sized and small accounting firms with small or newer valuation practices.
- Insights for communicating the new rules to clients and to maintain transparency for those clients.
- Solutions for resolving conflicts with ASA standards, FASB's Standard No. 159 on financial assets and liabilities, etc.
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