Vincent Flaherty

Mr. Flaherty specializes in valuations for financial reporting, incentive compensation, mergers & acquisitions, and tax restructuring/planning purposes. Mr. Flaherty has experience as a valuation advisor…

Jim Budyak

Mr. Budyak has over 35 years of valuation experience and specializes in allocation of purchase price engagements, fairness and solvency opinions, bankruptcies and restructurings, and…

Reorganization

Changes in corporate structure or ownership, a bankruptcy or a recapitalization can trigger the need for a valuation

Valuation Issues in Australia

Australian financial reporting is based on IFRS. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has issued AASB standards mirroring IVS with a few very minor changes.

Valuation Considerations for Acquisition Structures

A key tax consideration is whether the acquirer will be entitled to a stepped up tax basis in the assets and thus entitled to future tax deductions.

Deferral of Cancellation of Debt (COD) Income Could Result in Substantial Tax Saving

Determining the degree of insolvency is a key step since this will dictate the amount of COD income which may be excluded.

Tax Considerations During Troubled Economic Times

For companies who have not filed for bankruptcy, the insolvency exception is critical.

Telecommunication

We were retained by a leading provider of wireless messaging and information services to provide various valuation services for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.