Business valuation and federal taxes : procedure, law and perspective / David Laro, Shannon P. Pratt

Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-452) and index.

Standards of business valuation -- Subsequent events -- Business valuation experts -- Sources of law and choice of courts -- Burden of proof in valuation controversies -- Penalties and sanctions -- How the form of entity affects valuation -- Valuation of S corporations and other pass-through tax entities: minority and controlling interests -- Transfer pricing -- Customs valuation -- Adjustments to financial statements -- Comparative financial statement analysis -- Economic and industry analysis -- Site visits and interviews -- The income approach -- The market approach -- The asset-based approach -- Entity-level discounts -- Minority discounts control premiums -- Discounts for lack of marketability -- Other shareholder level discounts -- Personal versus enterprise goodwill -- Weighting of approaches -- IRS positions -- Business appraisal reports -- Valuation of options -- Questions to ask business valuation experts.