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TAXATION PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE

The assets of a closely held business are likely to represent a significant percentage of a business owner's net worth. If careful planning is not undertaken, a large portion of the estate can be lost to income, gift, and estate taxes. A well documented, objective valuation study can be extremely helpful in estate planning, avoiding tax controversies, and settling estates on a timely basis. We have worked closely with owners of some of the largest privately held firms in the country, along with some of the nation's premier legal and accounting firms, in negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service.

The professionals of Haverford Valuation Associates have impeccable credentials and are among the leading and recognized valuation experts in the country with respect to completing valuation assignments for purposes such as:

  • Planning for, and implementing, wealth transfer via gifting programs
  • Estate planning and estate tax resolution
  • Corporate recapitalizations
  • Determining the appropriate discounts for lack of marketability and minority interest considerations for limited partnerships and limited liability companies
  • Examining the feasibility of, and complying with IRS and ERISA regulations for, Employee Stock Ownership Plans
  • Buy-sell agreements
  • Intangible asset valuation and intellectual property analysis for purchase price allocation, Delaware Holding Companies, and impairment issues
  • Intercompany transfer pricing
  • Charitable contributions stock option pricing and analysis prior to an initial public offering
  • Stock option pricing, etc.

Haverford Valuation Associates
Paoli Executive Green, 41 Leopard Road, Suite 305, Paoli, PA 19301
(610) 407-4020 fax: (610) 407-4028