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James R. Hitchner, CPA/ABV, ASA, a leading figure in business valuation, is a Wiley author who has successfully edited and coauthored the first edition of Financial Valuation and coauthored the accompanying Financial Valuation Workbook. The AICPA has adopted these two books as the basis for its six-day Business Valuation Essentials courses and the NACVA has adopted them as the basis for its three-day Advanced Business Valuation course. He is also coauthor of Valuation for Financial Reporting (Wiley). Mr. Hitchner is Managing Director of The Financial Valuation Group and a founding member and current President of the Financial Consulting Group. He is Editor in Chief of Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, a bimonthly journal presenting views and tools from some of the leading experts in valuation, forensics/fraud and litigation services. He has twenty-seven years of professional experience.

About the Editor.

About the Authors.

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Financial Valuation.

Chapter 2: Research and Its Presentation.

Chapter 3: Financial Statement and Company Risk Analysis.

Chapter 4: Income Approach.

Chapter 5: Cost of Capital/Rates of Return.

Chapter 6: Market Approach.

Chapter 7: Asset Approach.

Chapter 8: Valuation Discounts and Premiums.

Chapter 9: Report Writing.

Chapter 10: Business Valuation Standards.

Chapter 11: Valuation of Pass-Through Entities.

Chapter 12: Estate, Gift, and Income Tax Valuations.

Chapter 13: Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships.

Chapter 14: Summary of Court Case Issues.

Chapter 15: Shareholder Disputes.

Chapter 16: Valuation Issues in Employee Stock Ownership Plans.

Chapter 17: Valuation in the Divorce Setting.

Chapter 18: Valuation Issues in Small Businesses.

Chapter 19: Valuation Issues in Professional Practices.

Chapter 20: Strategic Benchmarking for Value.

Chapter 21: Valuation of Intangible Assets.

Chapter 22: Marketing, Managing, and Making Money in a Valuation Services Group.

Chapter 23: Business Damages.

Chapter 24: Other Valuation Services Areas.

Chapter 25: Valuation of Healthcare Service Businesses.

Chapter 26: Special Industry Valuations.

Chapter 27: Valuation Views and Controversial Issues: An Illustration.

INDEX.