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DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, AUDITORS, AND THE COURTS.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser
ASA, ABV, and CFA charterholder. Since 2016 Justin has valued businesses for estate and gift tax, purchase price allocations, fairness opinions, lending, and buy-sell agreements, across manufacturing, services, retail, and pre-revenue biotech.
Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser
Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers. Raymond values capital stock, business enterprises, stock options, and intangible assets.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
American Society of AppraisersAccredited Senior Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsWhen a business changes hands through a merger or acquisition, establishing fair market value is both a financial and regulatory necessity. Under IRC Section 1060, any transaction involving a group of assets constituting a trade or business requires a purchase price allocation across seven asset classes, with both buyer and seller filing IRS Form 8594 for the transaction year. Discrepancies between filings are a known audit trigger. Financial reporting under ASC 805 adds a parallel obligation, requiring fair value allocations for business combinations to be completed within one year of closing. Our business valuation practice supports all of these requirements with credentialed, defensible appraisals.
AppraiseItNow delivers business valuations for M&A transactions online and onsite throughout the United States, covering companies across a wide range of industries and transaction sizes. Engagements typically require four to eight weeks from start to final report, and we recommend initiating the process 30 to 60 days before anticipated closing to allow adequate time for analysis and auditor coordination. Whether you need a standalone business interest valuation or a full suite of M&A valuation services covering multiple asset classes, our team is equipped to handle the full scope.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business types and ownership structures commonly involved in mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Our appraisers hold credentials from recognized professional organizations including ASA, ISA, AAA, CAGA, AMEA, and NEBB, and all reports are USPAP-compliant and prepared to withstand IRS and auditor scrutiny.
What clients say we are known for
Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
Responsive, professional, first class deliverables -- especially considering that that the appraised assets are extremely complex financial assets with little by way of comps. The deliverable satisfied my accountants and advisers as being more than adequate to support the valuation needed to complete a conversion to a Roth IRA
Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion
The team was highly knowledgeable, helpful, and efficient. I highly recommend their appraisal services, especially for private companies.
Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion
From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
Very thorough and professional — great communication and outstanding service. Highly impressed with their work!
Because each use has its own rule: deal pricing typically reflects investment value to the specific buyer including synergies, tax matters such as purchase price allocations under IRC 1060 require fair market value per Revenue Ruling 59-60, and post-closing financial statements measure the acquired business at ASC 805 fair value, which excludes buyer-specific synergies. Mixing these standards in one report is a recognized pitfall that invites challenge.
Enterprise-value-to-EBITDA multiples from precedent transactions and industry comparables anchor pricing in the large majority of deals involving founder-owned businesses with at least about $1 million of EBITDA, with private-company multiples clustering roughly between 4x and 15x depending on sector and size. Discounted cash flow and asset approaches serve mainly as cross-checks.
Generally no. Many state statutes and courts define fair value for dissenters' rights and oppression cases as excluding discounts for minority interest and lack of marketability, contrary to common fair market value practice. Applying discounted fair market value in that setting materially undervalues the dissenting holder's shares.
On the assumptions inside the models: revenue and margin growth, discount rates, terminal value, and which guideline companies or precedent transactions are truly comparable. Opposing experts and regulators contest these inputs more often than the choice of method, so we document why each comparable and each assumption was selected.
