Business Valuations with Intangible Assets
Your Business Valuation will include machinery and equipment appraisal and all assets including the business intangible assets. Intangible assets can include:
• Below market leases;
• Beneficial contracts;
• Copyrights;
• Goodwill and good standing due to previous success;
• Franchise agreements;
• In-house developed software;
• Patents and applications for patents;
• Proprietary lists;
• Ownership of trademarks and brand names; and
• Subscriptions and service contracts
Intangible assets are highly important factors when creating a business valuation. In some business valuations the intangible assets are valued at more than the tangible assets and so for this reason, simply basing a business valuation upon financial statements means that the business valuation is unlikely to accurately reflect a true value.
In order for an accurate business valuation to be performed, a business appraiser will require the following information in order to conduct the business valuation:
• Accounting methods;
• Actual or potential litigation;
• All share transactions;
• Contracts in force;
• Current and future marketing strategies;
• Current financials;
• Customer relations details;
• Forecast of business growth at time of valuation;
• Industry information;
• Insurance;
• History;
• Key personnel and management details;
• Major competition;
• Ownership details;
• Past, current and future financing status;
• Services and/or products supplied by the business; and
• Supplier details
These details, combined with intangible asset details, allow a business appraiser to perform an accurate business valuation that is irrefutable should the business valuation be dissected in litigation.
Fussell Valuation Associates bring decades of experience and the latest 2008-2009 USPAP compliance to insure that you will receive an accurate business valuation and we are willing to give expert appraisal witness testimony should it be needed in the future.
Phone : 480 463 6579
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