Services

Valuation Review and Consulting

  • Appraisal reviews

  • Second opinions on valuations

  • Consulting expert work on litigation valuation matters

  • Independent third appraiser, arbitrator, or jointly retained appraiser roles for resolving disputed valuations

  • Valuation standards and standards of practice compliance

  • Rebuttal report review and preparation advice

Specialized Fiduciary Services

  • For fiduciaries facing conflicts or decisions outside their experience, VIA provides independent expert advice or temporary fiduciary duties concerning private business and intangible assets/intellectual property interests

  • Special trustee for specific transaction decisions

  • Interim board member for specific transaction decisions or ownership transition issues

  • Temporary trust protector for specific transaction decisions

Purposes and Types of Valuation and Specialty Fiduciary Issues

  • Federal income tax valuations (capital gains, charitable gifts, expatriation exit tax, worthless securities/abandonment deductions)

  • Federal transfer tax valuations (gift, estate, generation-skipping)

  • Disputes or litigation among trustees, other fiduciaries, or beneficiaries

  • Disputes among owners, pre-nuptial/post-nuptial/divorce, or litigation with third parties

  • Sale or periodic valuation review of business or intangible asset interests, including buy-sell or licensing agreements

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan matters