By C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC We hear there’s a common saying in courtroom proceedings that a lawyer should never ask a witness a question unless they already know the answer. We suggest that the same basic concept applies to your business when…
C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC
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Mr. Cooper has more than 20 years of experience as a business consultant and more than 35 years of experience in the CPA profession, including a period of time as the CFO of a light manufacturing concern. He has been retained as a business appraiser, expert witness and financial consultant by business owners and attorneys to provide services in the following disciplines: Appraisal & Valuation, Litigation Support, Transaction Advisory, Forensic Accounting, and ESOPs. Mr. Cooper is one of a select few individuals within the American Society of Appraisers who has earned the specialty credential of “ASA in Intangible Asset Valuation.”
By C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC Working capital is vital to the success of all businesses in order to maintain operations and provide for growth. The term “working capital” is an abbreviated version of the more proper financial and accounting term “Net Working Capital”—the…
By C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC Last month, Rene J. Zarate discussed the starting point for a business owner who receives an unsolicited offer from a third party to buy their business. So, here you are with an unsolicited offer in hand. You have determined…