Understanding Seller’s Discretionary Earnings
If you have acquired or sold a small company, or had one appraised, you’ve probably heard the term “Seller’s Discretionary Earnings”. Or you may be…
Spoofed Emails Enable Purchase-Order Fraud
This case involved a Nigerian crime ring that stole Apple computers and devices by impersonating U.S. defense officials. Make sure purchase orders pass the “smell…
Why Did I Go to Law School?
I’m a CPA and have been a Controller/CFO for over 25 years. I’ve learned a lot about accounting, tax, budgeting and M&A, valuations and damage…
How to Buy a Tech Company?
There are thousands of small tech companies for sale at any time-they are often websites that take 1 or 2 people to run. You can…
Officer Vs Director: Everything You Need to Know
Depending on the company, the officers and directors can comprise the same people who serve in both capacities. However, there is often confusion about the…
Business Litigation – Seven Factors To Consider For Selecting An Expert Witness
Whether you have ever have been a party to a lawsuit, your company has been the victim of employee theft, or you have been involved…
Need help with a Bankruptcy Situation?
You’ve done a cash flow analysis yours either at 0 revenue or your margins are too low and/or fixed costs too high to support the…
Importance of Quality of Earnings Report
In recent years, quality of earnings reports (Q of E report), have become more popular in M&A deals. Whether the seller’s financials are audited, reviewed,…
Board of Directors Governance
To manage a business, you need more than just workforce. You need a combination of processes, rules, people, and procedures, in other to make it…
Trust Accounting
The first thing that comes to mind when one sees “trust accounting,” is trust, followed by accounting (it’s quite obvious), but they all boil down…