Has the COVID-19 pandemic wrought difficult changes on your business? If so, be sure to make the most of what you’ve learned by engaging in change management.

To arrive at a value, business valuation experts rely on the accuracy of financial statements. What if fraud has distorted their numbers? Here’s how valuation professionals take action.

Who cares if your financial statements are late? Lenders and investors are looking for reassurance that you’re doing OK in today’s unprecedented conditions. Procrastination may cause them to presume the worst.

Under stress? Here’s how you can help spot vulnerabilities and prevent your business from being blindsided in times of crisis.

An optimal succession plan considers every stakeholder in the business. One that you might have overlooked: Your lender.

It’s only natural to overlook accounting rule changes until they affect your company’s financial statements. So, you might not be aware of favorable changes to the post-M&A accounting rules, unless you’ve recently merged with or bought a business.

As a business owner, you're going to have to decide when will be the right time to step out of the family business and how you'll do it. There are many estate planning tools you can use to transfer your business.

One of the boldest plays a business owner can make is to merge with or acquire a competing (or compatible) company. But it doesn’t guarantee victory.

Does your business report any assets at fair value? Are these estimates reasonable? Here’s how a valuation specialist can help management meet its financial reporting responsibilities and ensure adequate controls over these measurements.

If you buy or sell business assets in an M&A deal, you’re required to report the details of the transaction to the IRS. The tax agency may then compare what both parties report to ensure they’re identical.