Value Added(TM) Newsletter
Published 4 times per year, Value Added™ provides a broad overview of our latest thinking, containing articles relating to all aspects of business valuation, including controversy services, financial statement reporting, gift & estate tax, shareholder disputes, ESOPs, and transaction-related topics.
CURRENT ARCHIVES
Value Added™ Volume 22, No. 1 (2010)
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 3 (2009)
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 2 (2009)
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 1 (2009)
Value Added™ Volume 20, No. 2 (2008)
Value Added™ Volume 20, No. 1 (2008)
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 4 (2007)
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 3 (2007)
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 2 (2007)
Special Issue: Buy-Sell Agreements
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 1 (2007)
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 4 (2006)
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 3 (2006)
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 2 (2006)
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 1 (2006)
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 4 (2005)
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 3 (2005)
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 2 (2005)
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 1 (2005)
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CURRENT ARCHIVES
Value Added™ Volume 22, No. 1 (2010)- Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
- Accounting Considerations in the Acquisition of a Failed Bank
- Fair Value for Impairment Testing
- Legislation Update: Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 3 (2009)- Business Value Before and After a Recession
- Contingent Consideration: 5 Things CFOs and Controllers Should Know
- Focus on Financial Institutions: Selecting an Appraiser and Understanding the Valuation Process
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 2 (2009)- Shouting From the Rooftops: Gift Now
- Some (Unsolicited) Advice for CFOs and Controllers of Public Companies
- Mercer Capital Study Finds Community Bank Activity Dominated by Public Companies
- Mercer Capital to Sponsor America's Bank Board Symposium
- The Mercer Capital Library
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 21, No. 1 (2009)- Recession, Market Meltdown Put Spotlight on Goodwill Impairment
- Consider the Alternate Valuation Date
- Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts: A Perfect Storm
- Ask the ESOP Experts
- New Book: Revenue Ruling 59-60 at 50: Rediscover Fair Market Value
- The Capital Purchase Program Handbook
- The Bank Director's Valuation Handbook
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 20, No. 2 (2008)- Capital Conundrums: Capital Raising Alternative for Community Banks
- Valuation Best Practices: Hedge Fund Investment Portfolios
- Case Review: Jane Z. Astleford v. Commissioner
- Ask the ESOP Valuation Experts
- Mercer Capital's Goodwill Impairment Testing Services
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 20, No. 1 (2008)- Valuing S Corporations: Recent Case Law in Perspective
- An Overview of SFAS 141R
- Bank Valuation: A Focus on Earnings Quality
- Good Things Come to Those Who Don't Wait
- Mercer Capital By the Numbers
- Mercer Capital Highlights
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 4 (2007)- Reasonable Valuation of Illiquid Mortgage-Backed Securities
- 409A Compliance Case Study
- Reviewing a Purchase Price Allocation Report
- Hot Topics in Financial Reporting
- A New Look in 2008
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 3 (2007)- Valuing Independent Trust Companies Requires Special Attention
- Mediation As an Alternative to Litigation
- Empirical Evidence Confirming the Importance of a Transaction Advisor
- Case Study: International Goodwill Impairment Compliance
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 2 (2007)Special Issue: Buy-Sell Agreements
- Often Overlooked Yet Important Items in Process Buy-Sell Agreements
- Buy-Sell Agreements: War Stories
- A Review of "Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Resolutions?"
Value Added™ Volume 19, No. 1 (2007)- ESOARS to Offer Market Pricing of Employee Stock Options?
- The Clock is Ticking for Section 409A Compliance
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 4 (2006)- Multiple Appraiser Process Buy-Sell Agreements
- Fair Value and SFAS 157: The Times They Are A-Changing
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 3 (2006)- Life Insurance Proceeds in Valuation for Buy-Sell Agreements
- Focus on IRS Code 409A: Not All Classes of Equity Were Created Equal
- The QMDM Fact Sheet
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 2 (2006)- 8 Things You Should Know About Section 409A
- Broad Changes in USPAP 2006
Value Added™ Volume 18, No. 1 (2006) - Mercer Capital Now an ESOP Company
- Recently Gone or Going Public? Watch Out for IRC Section 409A
- Second Fairness Opinions: A Closer Look
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 4 (2005) - Your Corporate Buy-Sell Agreement: Six Defining Elements
- Determining Lost Profits Damages
- An Overview of Personal Goodwill
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 3 (2005) - Your Corporate Buy-Sell Agreement: Ticking Time Bomb or Reasonable Resolution?
- Valuing Employee Stock Options: A Guide for Choosing Either Lattice or Black Scholes
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 2 (2005) - When Is Fair Market Value Determined?, Part 2
- The Business of Blogs: Introducing Mercer on Value
Value Added™ Volume 17, No. 1 (2005) - When Is Fair Market Value Determined?, Part 1
- Deal Expert vs. Industry Expert