Valuation Services
How much is your business worth? It’s a critical question, especially if you are contemplating a sale, transitioning ownership of a family business, or gifting shares of your business to the next generation.
Bailey & Utley has the know-how to give you the answer.
We use a team approach to valuations—combining the resources of our industry, financial and tax professionals to provide you a valuation that will withstand scrutiny. Based on our experience, the following are the top ten reasons why you may want to consider a business valuation:
- Minimize estate taxes by providing specialized business valuations regarding discount valuation in a Family Limited Partnership (FLP)and Family Limited Liability Companies (FLLC)
- Make an S-Corp election from a C-Corp to determine potential built-in gain
- Reach an equitable property settlement in a divorce that properly divides the closely-held business between husband and wife
- Spin-off part of the business for cash flow, regulatory, or operational purposes
- Buy out dissident minority shareholders
- Make tax deductible charitable contributions of the closely-held corporation’s stock
- Restructure the capital makeup of the company in a tax-free reorganization
- Succession Planning
- To obtain financing using the closely-held business as collateral
- Thinking about selling or merging your business
