Accountants Offering Business Valuations

An accountant who specializes in business valuations helps you determine what your company is worth for sale, partnership restructuring, estate planning, divorce, or litigation. They gather financial records, normalize earnings to remove one-time expenses or owner perks, apply recognized methodologies like discounted cash flow or market multiples, and produce a formal valuation report that stakeholders or courts will accept. A generalist accountant may understand bookkeeping and tax preparation but typically lacks training in the specialized standards required for defensible valuations—such as the AICPA's Statement on Standards for Valuation Services or IRS Revenue Ruling 59-60. Without that expertise, you risk undervaluing your business, overpaying taxes, or producing a report that gets rejected during litigation or due diligence.