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USPAP Standards Rule 9-4 Creates a Problem for Business Appraisers

Chris Mercer

It is used some thirty times through Standard 10 (Business Valuation, Reporting). One good place to go for additional factors to consider under 9-4(c) is “PG-2 – Valuation of Partial Ownership Interests,” a Procedural Guideline in the ASA Business Valuation Standards. Holding period (i.e.,

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Mercer’s Musings #2: Using Restricted Stock Studies to Support Marketability Discounts

Chris Mercer

Mercer’s Musings #1 addressed the topic of compliance with USPAP and the Internal Revenue Service. This second musing addresses the use of restricted stock studies to support marketability discounts in gift and estate tax appraisals prepared for the Internal Revenue Service (or for anyone, for that matter).