When searching for “appraisers near me,” you want experts with proven credibility. At Los Angeles Business Valuations, our reports are conducted by AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) accredited professionals. This ensures that your business valuation is legally recognized and accepted by banks, courts, and financial institutions.
A certified and signed business valuation report is essential for business transactions, tax filings, and legal matters. Our reports are professionally prepared and signed by accredited appraisers, making them legally recognized in courts, M&A transactions, and IRS audits. They are also accepted by banks for SBA loans, trusted by investors, and valid for litigation, ESOP planning, and financial reporting.
Determining how to value a small business requires expertise. Depending on your specific case facts, we will use at least six valuation methodologies across three standard approaches—Income, Market, and Asset-based—to ensure accuracy. Our proprietary valuation automation technology improves reliability and customization, delivering tailored results for startup valuations, fair market value assessments, and asset valuations with full IRS compliance.
We provide affordable business valuations starting from $799, making professional valuation accessible to small and mid-sized businesses. Our process is designed to maximize value while keeping costs low. Each valuation includes financial analysis, market comparisons, and income-based projections to ensure accurate assessments for business performance, investments, and tax purposes.
We specialize in business valuations for key financial events, including sales, acquisitions, and investment decisions. Our services cover 409A valuations for stock options, financial reporting for GAAP and IFRS compliance, SBA loan valuations, ESOPs, litigation, divorce cases, and estate planning. Whether you’re a startup, a growing business, or planning an exit, our reports provide reliable insights to support financial strategies.
Tax authorities, including the IRS, require compliant valuations for business sales, estate planning, and 409A reports. Our reports strictly follow IRS Ruling 59-60, VS Section 100 [issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)] and/or USPAP standards, ensuring acceptance for audits, acquisitions, stock option pricing, ESOP compliance, and financial disputes. By working with IRS-compliant appraisers, you ensure accuracy, avoid audit risks, and meet legal and tax requirements.
A business valuation is a process to find out how much your business is worth. Often completed by accredited appraisers for purposes such as selling a company, tax compliance, litigation, strategic planning or to negotiate with investors.
An indicative valuation provides an accurate valuation range of how much your business might be worth. However it is not as detailed as a full valuation and does not come with a detailed valuation report. If your valuation does not need to be reviewed by an external party (i.e. the IRS or in litigation) and rather, is simply used for internal/strategic planning purposes, this is a great economical choice for you.
You will need to email info@losangelesbv.com and speak with our accredited appraiser to accurately scope your valuation engagement and provide pricing.
All of our services, except for our Bronze Package, can be used as part of the application process of an SBA Loan / SBA Loans, as they follow rigorous valuation standards (USPAP) and are performed and certified by our valuation experts. However, we recommend our Platinum package as this will have the full comprehensive level of detail for any third party reviewer.
A basic appraisal report is a certified report to USPAP standards, however it is in a condensed format. Each section of the written report is condensed in the justification and support of the valuation. It is designed for when there is little to no litigation risk. This report is designed for internal planning and compliance matters (tax & financial reporting) where minimal risk and complexity exists.
A summary appraisal report is a shorter version of a full appraisal report and provides a concise yet informative valuation document. If you need a valuation for legal or financial purposes and prefer a more condensed and cost-effective report, then a summary appraisal report could be the right choice given it provides essential details about your business' value without the extensive documentation found in a full report. This report is certified and to valuation standards, USPAP.
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) is a multi-discipline, international organization of professional appraisers, and the oldest one in its field of expertise. If you need a reliable appraiser, looking for one who is a member of ASA is recommended because they follow very high professional standards by providing education, training, and support for appraisers.
Some of the key differences are:
A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charter is a designation given to those who have completed the CFA® Program and completed acceptable work experience requirements.
The CFA Program is a three-part exam that tests the fundamentals of investment tools, valuing assets, portfolio management, and wealth planning. The CFA Program is typically completed by those with backgrounds in finance, accounting, economics, or business. CFA charterholders earn the right to use the CFA designation after program completion, application, and acceptance by CFA Institute. CFA charterholders are qualified to work in senior and executive positions in investment management, risk management, asset management, and more.
Our business appraisal services are tailored to your needs and requirements considering the specific situation your company may find itself in. We offer our variety of services that comply with strict industry standards near to your location. We cover many specific states and cities in the United States with several years of experience in the industry and at the reach of a click.
Automation allows us to produce high-quality results with less human time involvement and risk of human errors. For example, we use proprietary software tools to automate the transfer of data between documents, minimizing the risk of errors while improving our time to delivery. This ensures we spend more time on our analysis and less on repetitive tasks.
USPAP stands for the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. It is a set of rules and guidelines that appraisers in the United States can follow when they're valuing an asset (including a business). These standards are established by The Appraisal Foundation and authorized by the United States Congress to ensure that appraisers do their job correctly, ethically, and consistently by setting clear rules for how appraisals should be conducted, reported, and documented.
Strict confidentiality procedures are followed at every point during the engagement. Documentation of the business such as financial statements that contain private and confidential information are treated as such, with secure digital processes and software, and human processes where only the staff involved in your valuation will have access to your data. The data is only used for the purposes of completing the valuation and never alternative purposes. Please see our privacy statement found here.
Yes. Our valuations con accommodate to a variety of purposes including 409A valuations. Please note that in some cases, the 409A appraisals occur in a context of complex capital structures (meaning, the presence of preferred stock, convertible debt instruments, and multiple rounds of financing), as a result, it will be necessary to gather more detailed information and the fee could increase a little, but we will be able to provide you with a rigorous and defensible valuation.
Accuracy can be defined as that which can be defended against the highest level of scrutiny. Our valuations withstand this scrutiny from the IRS, DOL, in litigation, CPAs, attorneys, business owners & others, due to our proven process, justification and support within the report.
It is a report completed by an accredited appraiser that adheres to professional standards and methodologies set forth by the various industry associations and tax authorities.
Send an email to info@losangelesbusinessvaluations.com explaining you have additional business segments, and one of our accredited appraisers will be in contact with you to ascertain more information and clarify the price and process.
We do not modify results to meet clients' expectations. We follow a state-of-the-art process that ensures that our valuation conclusions are objectively defensible while being compliant with all appropriate standards based on available information. This process is what ultimately serves the client best.
Yes. We can provide a final verdict with a summary of findings or a detailed report review. These reviews will be based on objective information and appropriate valuation methodologies to support any client purpose as requested.
The CFA Institute is a global, not-for-profit professional organization that provides investment professionals with finance education and administers the charting of CFA Charterholders. The institute aims to promote standards in ethics, education, and professional excellence in the global investment services industry.
The three primary valuation approaches are the income approach, the market approach, and the asset-based (cost) approach. The income approach assesses the value of an asset by estimating its future cash flows or income potential. The market approach relies on comparing the subject asset to similar assets that have recently been sold in the market. Finally, the asset-based approach aims to determine the net asset value (NAV), which is the difference between total assets and total liabilities restated at market value (which may involve appraising the individual assets and liabilities separately).
“Quality business valuations have traditionally been available only for those large organizations that can afford the price tag of $10,000 plus per engagement. This is no longer the case. Atlanta Business Valuations has spent years developing and refining its proprietary valuation process with the latest in automation technology to enhance customization and speed, bringing high quality valuations and affordable prices to those in need”
