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August 2010

Feature Article:
"The Critical Nature of a Business Valuation in Estate Planning"

Many business owners fail to recognize the importance of obtaining a valuation for estate planning purposes. In the event of death of the owner, such a failure to complete an appropriate valuation can actually result in the forced sale of the business or other key family assets. However, this dire situation is not necessary. This article addresses two very common and significant dilemmas that require business valuation expertise ... (click here for complete article)

Practice Profile
Business Valuation Services for Franchises

Since franchises by definition, are intertwined with a larger and greater entity, the valuation of an individual franchise is not as clear-cut as a stand-alone, independent business. There are a number of franchise-specific Issues that impact value, such as competitive advantages/disadvantages, relationship with other franchisees, capital infusion requirements, contract obligations with franchisor, product and marketing constraints, revenue potential, and operating costs. As such, business valuations for franchises require a knowledgeable and experienced valuation specialist.

The specialists in Arxis Financial’s “Business Valuation” practice provide clients with a comprehensible valuation that carefully considers critical factors in the franchise context.  Our clients benefit from having valuation professionals who understand the realities of market valuations much better than the purely theoretical practitioners, resulting in very defensible and clear valuations. Our experts are well-known in the industry and highly-respected for their depth of knowledge and resources.

Arxis Financial provides valuation expertise to determine the value of a business, the value of an ownership interest, and the change in value over a specified period of time. These valuation services are often performed in the context of commercial and civil litigation. However, there is tremendous value in a business appraisal in estate and gift tax planning and succession planning. Our specialists provide clients with a comprehensible valuation that aids attorneys, business owners, management, and financial planners in decision-making. We also have extensive experience in presenting and defending our findings in the context of litigation.


Partner Profile:
The Business Valuation practice is headed by partner Chris L. Hamilton, CPA, CFE, CVA, DABFA. Mr. Hamilton is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, and a Diplomate with the American Board of Forensic Accounting. He is a licensed life and disability insurance agent and a General Securities Representative. Mr. Hamilton has published articles in several publications, and has made presentations at national conferences, training institutes and seminars on topics including forensic accounting, fraud and business appraisal.

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Chris Hamilton, CPA CFE, CVA, DABFA
chamilton@arxisgroup.com
(805) 306-7890
www.arxisfinancial.com
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Litigation Consulting
Forensic Accounting - Fraud - Business Valuation
 

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