Certified Valuation Analysts
What is a Certified Valuation Analyst?
Why Should You Use A Certified Business Valuation Analyst?
What Type Of Business Valuation Do You Need?
What Does A Professional Business Valuator Do For Me?
What is a Certified Valuation Analyst?
The Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) designation is a statement to the business, professional & legal community that an individual is qualified, through academic & practical experience to meet the high standards & professional expertise required by the National Assoc. of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) for providing business valuation services. The Association recognizes exemplary skills & knowledge, upon a member's successful completion of a rigorous training & testing process, by bestowing the professional designation of CVA.
To become a CVA the practicing professional must be a CPA licensed in state, & be a member of local CPA Society or AICPA. Membership in NACVA and obtaining annual Continuing Professional Education in areas related to business valuation and/or litigation support are necessary requirements to continue to hold the designation. CVA's are professionals committed to high standards of expertise & excellence through the advancement of technical skills & knowledge in financial and business valuation theory & practice.
Why Should You Use A Certified Business Valuation Analyst?
Establishing an accurate assessment of the value for any business, enterprise or intangible asset requires in-depth specialized knowledge. Our business valuation professionals have practical experience as CPA's and CVA. Our varied experience and training in valuation theory and application, litigation support, accounting, tax, auditing, finance, insurance, economics and investments, prepares us to provide you with a comprehensive analysis and a competent valuation.
Numbers, facts, figures, balance sheets and financial statements simply are not adequate to accurately measure the true fair market value of an asset. Many different approaches and methods of valuation analysis should be considered. Each method must be selectively matched to the asset being valued. Selecting the most appropriate methodologies along with various types of analysis, including sophisticated math calculations, ratio analysis, industry comparisons, economic and market analysis, relative business risk assessment, & many other considerations, are required to achieve a competent business valuation.
When valuing your business or asset it is important to have the assurance that the services you receive consider all the relevant information and facts so that you get the full economic benefit you deserve.
Using a qualified business valuator will give you confidence, peace of-mind, and the advantage of knowing you will receive a professional product.
Daubert Case and "Rule 701, 702, 703 Admission of Evidence"
View from U.S. Tax Court Hon. David Laro, Judge - Credentials and data both important. It is important to have an appraiser with good credentials, but it is also essential that the appraiser supports the opion with credible and adequate empirical data. The Court looks carefully at the assumptions, data, thoroughness and completeness of analysis and whether the analysis leads into and supports the conclusion. The expert must be independent and helpful to the Court. If the valuer is there to be an advocate, he will not be persuasive. Also the Court "Rules of Evidence" require the judge to not accept testimony from unqualified valuers.
What Type Of Business Valuation Do You Need?
Business valuations are necessary in a broad spectrum of situations of need or adversity. As NACVA and IBA trained we are qualified valuators providing services to meet many individual and business valuation needs:
