Business Valuation
What’s it really worth?
What is the value of a privately held business or business interest? What about an intangible asset? Or a specific financial instrument like an option, warrant, convertible debt, preferred stock, or other complex security?
When appropriate, our valuations comply with the applicable standards promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Appraised Foundation, and the American Society of Appraisers.
Our team of dedicated valuation professionals has the highest and most respected valuation credentials in the industry including:
- Accredited in Business Valuations (ABV)
- Accredited Senior Appraisers (ASA)
- Certified Valuation Analysts (CVA)
We work with attorneys, auditors, and business owners and their management teams on a regular basis assisting them with valuation matters involving:
- Bankruptcy
- Buy-sell agreements
- Commercial litigation
- Complex securities
- Estate and gift tax planning and reporting
- Fair value estimates
- Goodwill impairment (ASC 350)
- Income tax planning and reporting
- Marital dissolution
- Purchase price allocation (ASC 805)
- Purchase/sale of businesses or business interests
- Shareholder agreements
- Shareholder disputes
- Stock options issued as compensation (ASC 718/505-50 & IRC 409A)
Our goal is to provide an integrated solution by working closely with our clients’ legal, financial, and accounting advisors. Whatever your purpose, you’ll find our depth of knowledge, quality, and integrity will serve you well.
Key Contacts
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
He is currently the director of Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Forensic Accounting and has taught at FAU beginning in 2008. At Kaufman Rossin, he consults with clients and …
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
He is currently the director of Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Forensic Accounting and has taught at FAU beginning in 2008. At Kaufman Rossin, he consults with clients and …
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
He is currently the director of Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Forensic Accounting and has taught at FAU beginning in 2008. At Kaufman Rossin, he consults with clients and …
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
He is currently the director of Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Forensic Accounting and has taught at FAU beginning in 2008. At Kaufman Rossin, he consults with clients and …
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
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