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2021 Audit Planning: Peer Review Insights

ThomsonReuters

The biggest deficiency that I see are teams that do not identify specific risks,” Shawn points out. “ The team goes in, understands the entity, but does not identify those risk. They may know about them, but they do not get them documented in the files. They do not get them documented in the engagement tools.” .

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Strategies to Overcome a Low Business Valuation

Peak Business Valuation

Highlight Business Risks : The valuation report identifies specific risks or weaknesses of the business. Update Financial Documentation : One of the first steps sellers should take is to ensure that all financial records are accurate and up-to-date. Buyers can use these factors to justify a lower purchase price.

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Audit Committee Toolkit: Maximizing Value From Internal Audit

Audit Board

One of the main conversation points with the CAE should be on the organization’s performance in managing risks — although many CAEs spend the bulk of the meeting focusing on charts and graphs of the number of issues found by audit, usually grouped by priority.

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How to Find a Technology Services Firm to Buy: I Can’t Find the “Right Fit” to Acquire

IT Valuations

It’s a thorough examination of your two firms to determine the readiness for an acquisition, including a Calculation of Value and a close examination of the specific risks of doing a transaction. But it isn’t just that, It is also about customer care, your core values, and philosophy of business.

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How to prepare a business for sale in 9 steps

Class VI Partner

On average, our diligence rooms hold over 1,000 documents for each of our clients. These materials include contracts, insurance policies, benefits plans, litigation summaries, prior acquisition documentation, intellectual property documentation, and dozens of other types of documents. Collect your diligence materials.

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Mercer’s Musings #4: Factors to Consider in Valuing Partial Ownership Interests

Chris Mercer

Provisions in the organizational and governance documents that affect the rights, restrictions, marketability and liquidity of the subject interest. Defined expiration or termination dates contained in the governing documents, or other external factors, that may precipitate a foreseeable liquidation or sale of the underlying entity.

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What is Business Valuation? Why & When You Need One

GCF Value

Gift and estate tax returns that include a well-supported and documented valuation will help defend the value of the business to taxing authorities.