Revised edition of the author's Financial valuation, c2011.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: About the Editor About the Authors Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Financial Valuation Chapter 2 Standards of Value Chapter 3 Research and Its Presentation Chapter 4 Financial Statement and Company Risk Analysis Chapter 5 Income Approach Chapter 6 Cost of Capital/Rates of Return Chapter 7 International Cost of Capital Chapter 8 Market Approach Chapter 9 Asset Approach Chapter 10 Valuation Discounts and Premiums Chapter 11 Report Writing Chapter 12 Business Valuation Standards Chapter 13 Valuation of Pass-Through Entities Chapter 14 Estate, Gift, and Income Tax Valuations Chapter 15 Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships Chapter 16 Summary of Tax Court Case Valuation Issues Chapter 17 Shareholder Disputes Chapter 18 Employee Stock Ownership Plans Chapter 19 Valuation in the Divorce Setting Chapter 20 Valuation Issues in Small Businesses Chapter 21 Valuation Issues in Professional Practices Chapter 22 Reasonable Compensation Chapter 23 The Valuator as Expert Witness Chapter 24 Fair Value Measurement and the Valuation of Intangible Assets Chapter 25 Marketing, Managing, and Making Money in a Valuation Services Group Chapter 26 Business Damages Chapter 27 Other Valuation Service Areas Chapter 28 Valuation of Healthcare Service Businesses Chapter 29 Determination of Compensation in the Healthcare Industry Chapter 30 Special Industry Valuations Chapter 31 Valuation Views and Controversial Issues: An Illustration Index.

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