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GAAP ‘Not Controlling’ in Valuation

In re Flashcom, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171266 (Dec. 4, 2013) After an Internet business collapsed, the bankruptcy trustee ...
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Expert’s Royalty Calculation Invalidated

Rembrandt Social Media, LP v. Facebook, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171127 (Dec. 3, 2013) In a patent dispute, the ...
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Failing to Yield ‘Actual Fair Valuation’

Surgem, LLC v. Seitz, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2491 (Oct. 16, 2013)  We are asked regularly to scale down ...
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Funding Strategy Afoul of Tax Regulations

Peek v. Commissioner, 2013 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 13 (May 9, 2013) It’s not uncommon for aspiring business owners to ...
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Tax Court: 7.5 Percent or 30.6 Percent DLOM?

Estate of Koons v. Commissioner, 2013 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 98 (April 8, 2013) In connection with a major asset ...
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Proving Goodwill in Like-Kind Exchange

Deseret Management Corp. v. United States, 2013 U.S. Claims LEXIS 987 (July 31, 2013) IRS discovers DCF is a ‘double-edged’ ...
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Changes on Estate & Gift Tax Valuations

There are two recent Tax Court cases that may impact estate and gift business valuations, the Estate of John F ...
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War over Workable Stock Appraisal Method

Sullivan v Troser Management, Inc., 2013 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1641 (March 15, 2013) In nearly 40 years of banking ...
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How Much Is A Breaching Partner Worth?

When you operate a business with another person, New York considers you to be in a general partnership unless you ...
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