MUM Analysis: Allocating Goodwill Personal vs. Enterprise
Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA, joins Kurt Myers, Rob Vance, and Rhonda Sides to discuss the Multi-Attribute Utility Model (aka “MUM”) which is an analytical approach to allocating personal (or professional) goodwill and enterprise goodwill for privately held businesses. Robert Vance, Forensic & Valuation Services, defines MUM for the TSCPA valuation panel & walks them […]
Read More»Goodwill in Professional Practice Valuation
Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA, joins Kurt Myers, Rob Vance, and Rhonda Sides to discuss the Lunn Case, a sole proprietor whose dental practice did not receive goodwill in the court’s business valuation. How to argue against Tennessee case law, use business theory to your advantage, and operate a case from an outcome-oriented perspective. From […]
Read More»Business Valuation: Eberting, Goodwill & Reports
Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA, joins Kurt Myers, Rob Vance, and Rhonda Sides to discuss the Eberting Case, a sole proprietor whose dental practice received implied goodwill in the court’s business valuation. Topics an expert witness should focus on in a case, goals of a business valuation report, and tips for expert witnesses looking to […]
Read More»Mason Presents @ TSCPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference 2023
Miles Mason, Sr., JD, CPA presented at the 2023 Tennessee Society of CPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Oct. 23 – 25, 2023. Hidden Assets & Enhanced Financial Investigation: What “A List” Attorneys Know about Discovery Others Don’t (See the YouTube playlist here!) Surviving Cross Examination Panel, with Harold G. Martin, Shannon W. Farr, Kevin […]
Read More»Tennessee Divorce: Law Firm Valuation Case Summaries
Selected law firm valuation in Tennessee divorce appellate cases summarized. Julie C.W. v. Frank Mitchell W., Jr. No. M2019-01243-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2021). Husband was partner at Bass, Berry & Sims law firm, and wife was a staff attorney at the same firm. Wife’s expert witness, Vic Alexander, CPA, testified that husband’s interest […]
Read More»Meet the Business Valuation Expert: Kevin Yeonoplos CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA
- At March 24, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Business Valuation
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Experience with business valuation. What advice do you have for CPAs looking to pursue a career in business valuation? Have you worked for any notable celebrities during divorce? If you could share a meal with any 3 individuals, living or passed, who would they be? https://youtu.be/FEDcM2obVY4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Meet the […]
Read More»Wife Gets $7000 per Month Alimony in Futuro from Plastic Surgeon
Tennessee case summary on medical practice valuation and alimony after 24 years married in divorce. Deborah R. Chase v. Christopher W. Chase The wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee case filed for divorce from her physician husband in 2019. Since both children were adults, the case focused on property distribution and alimony. A trial was […]
Read More»McDonald’s Owner Ordered to Pay $2+ Million Alimony
Tennessee case summary on business valuation, alimony after 37 years married, and electronic evidence destruction in divorce. NOTE: See link below to Rob Vance’s blog discussing this case in more detail. James Franklin Byrd v. Valerie Finley Byrd v. Byrd Brothers, LLC, et al. The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case married […]
Read More»Wife’s Expert Witness Valuation of Subways Accepted
Tennessee case summary on dissipation and business valuation in divorce. Staci L. Robinson v. Eric S. Robinson The husband and wife in this Hawkins County, Tennessee, case were married in 1990 and had two children. At the time of their divorce, the husband, who had a master’s degree, was 51, and the wife, who had […]
Read More»What are the Best Ways to Hide Assets in a Divorce?
How can I hide money from my husband before divorce? Attempting to Hide Assets Before Divorce? How People Can Hide Money in a Divorce. What are the Best Ways to Hide Assets in a Divorce? Spouses who own a business may remove assets from financial statements, remove cash without recording it, and commit federal and […]
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