Business Valuation

In addition to being a fast growing specialty practice, business valuation standards are increasingly important for general practitioners. PICPA can guide you through this specialized field, whether you have a basic question, need advice on establishing and maintaining a successful business valuation practice, or just want to connect with others in the business valuation community.

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Recent Developments

• Business Valuation Committee responds  to the proposed Private Company Standards Improvement Council
• AICPA invites comments on working drafts of new guides:
  • Testing Goodwill for Impairment
  • Assets Aquired to be Used in Research and Development Activities
• FASB issues guidance on goodwill impairment testing (Topic 350) in ASU 2011-08
  • Read the PICPA Business Valuation Committee's response  to the proposed update 
• FASB issues guidance on fair value measurement and disclosure requirements (Topic 820) in ASU 2011-04
  • Summary from Deloitte's Heads Up newsletter
  • Press release from FASB and IASB 

PICPA Member Resources

•  Business Valuation and Litigation LinkedIn Group
  Discuss valuation and litigation support topics while networking with other practitioners.
• Valuation, Litigation, & Forensics E-mail Discussion Group
  Join the discussion and connect instantly with over 200 members across the state. Post new questions, offer advice to your colleagues, and search the archives for the answers you need.
• Peer to Peer Consultation Service
  Find colleagues ready to answer your questions in over 100 areas of expertise, including forensic accounting, business valuation, practice management, and more.
• Get Involved
  Join a Business Valuation Committee or consider another opportunity to share your experience and knowledge

• Save the Date for the Business Valuation Conference
  Nov. 5 | Harrisburg
• Browse valuation seminars in our Accounting and Auditing course guide
• PICPA Online Learning
  Earn CPE from the comfort of your desktop. PICPA and our webcast partners offer the latest updates on valuations, forensic accounting, and more.  
• Customized On-site Training
  Choose from hundreds of top-quality seminars—nearly every course in the PICPA catalog and many more—delivered directly to your place of business.

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