By ibaadmin | Published:
February 18, 2010
IBA’s Howard Lewis Presents to IRS on Appraisal Regulation, Penalties
Lewis, executive director of the Institute of Business Appraisers, once served as national program director for valuation services at the IRS; joins other appraisal stakeholders to offer feedback on IRS section 6695A penalties
02.18.2010 – PLANTATION, FLORIDA – The Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), the oldest professional society devoted solely to the appraisal of closely held businesses, today announced that its executive director, Howard Lewis, will meet with the IRS Office of Servicewide Penalties (OSP) this Thursday, February 18th, in Washington D.C. The IRS has requested that Lewis, and other stakeholders from the appraisal and valuation industry, offer feedback and policy guidance on IRS section 6695A penalties, which may be assessed against appraisers for substantial and gross valuation misstatements attributable to incorrect appraisals.
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By ibaadmin | Published:
February 18, 2010
Testimony of Howard A. Lewis, Executive Director, Institute of Business Appraisers at the IRS Panel Discussion
Internal Revenue Code 6695A
Substantial and Gross Valuation Misstatements Attributable to Incorrect Appraisals
New Carrolton, MD
February 18, 2010
My name is Howard A. Lewis. I’m the Executive Director of the Institute of Business Appraisers, located in Plantation, Florida. I’m also the former National [...]
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By ibaadmin | Published:
January 27, 2010
June 2-5, 2010 The Fontaineblueau Miami Beach
The Coming Tidal Wave
There will be over 800,000 middle market businesses with an estimated total value of $3.3 trillion disposed of between 2011 and 2029. Are you prepared to capitalize on this opportunity? Find out how from Dennis J. Roberts, CPA/ABV, CVA, CMAP in his revelatory presentation, “The [...]
By ibaadmin | Published:
January 7, 2010
Tuesday, January 07, 2010
Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics has announced a partnership with the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) to offer a fast track to the IBA’s Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) designation. The IBA has approved Seattle University’s Business Valuation Specialization for Master of Professional Accounting, Master of Science in Finance and the Post Graduate Certificate of Business Valuation certificate for this fast track program. Students who attain either degree or certificate will qualify for 66 of the 90 business valuation education hours required for the IBA’s CBA designation.
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By ibaadmin | Published:
January 4, 2010
IBA Introduces a New Book: “Pricing a Small Business for Sale”
This Book Offers appraisers a bridge between the theoretical world of “fair market value” and the real world of actual sales. Appraisers will find the book provides an invaluable perspective on business value as well as a realistic method to provide a “sanity check” for [...]
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By ibaadmin | Published:
December 14, 2009
Current Developments in Fair Value Accounting Valuation Issues
By Robert F. Reilly, CPA, ASA, CBA, CFA, CMA
Introduction
Fair value accounting continues to receive a lot of press, both in the technical accounting and financial journals and in the general business publications. Rightly or wrongly, it seems like the implementation of various fair value accounting standards have caused more controversy than just about any other financial accounting standards changes in the last several decades.
Correctly or not, the financial instrument fair value disclosure requirements were blamed for both the credit crisis and the general economic downturn that occurred in Autumn 2008. Correctly or not, the fair value accounting provisions related to financial institution investments were blamed for the financial distress at many commercial and investment banks.
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By ibaadmin | Published:
October 26, 2009
Lake Forest, CA (Monday, October 26, 2009) – Business appraisal specialist Thomas Kalajian is the first professional in private practice in Southern and Central California to earn the prestigious new senior business appraisal designation, Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR), awarded by the Institute of Business Appraisers.
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By ibaadmin | Published:
October 21, 2009
By Howard A. Lewis, ABAR, AVA – IBA Executive Director
It’s been said that “too many standards are no standards at all.” In our profession, standards have come to be known as an “alphabet soup,” the “real standards” have been challenged to “stand up” and show themselves, and business appraisers across the country are increasingly concerned with the confusion and potential risks involved in learning, understanding, and applying numerous sets of standards.
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By ibaadmin | Published:
October 21, 2009
By Howard A. Lewis, ABAR, AVA – IBA Executive Director
October 21, 2009
Following the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Internal Revenue Service took certain steps to address the tax-related appraisal provisions of the legislation. The provisions involved reporting requirements for non cash charitable contributions, new definitions of appraisal standards relating to both appraisals and appraisers, new and revised penalties and potential disciplinary actions against appraisers responsible for certain valuation misstatements, and other related actions.
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By admin | Published:
October 12, 2009
Astounding fact: Some 80-90% of privately held businesses placed on market will not sell. In his groundbreaking new book, Toby Tatum, MBA, CBA, reveals why, and gives practical advice on how to negotiate a fair price.
PLANTATION, FLORIDA – October 12, 2009 – The Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), the oldest professional society devoted solely to [...]
