Business Valuations

Margolis & Company is a leading provider of accurate, timely and affordable business valuations.

Valuing a business requires considerable judgment and expertise. An independent valuation expert brings the benefits of professional training, experience and third-party objectivity to the process. Our help in valuing damages is based upon realistic assumptions that properly reflect the current economic environment. We make sure the evidence supports the assumptions and findings.

Contact a business valuation expert at (610) 784-0155.

Strategic Solutions

Our valuation consultants are committed to the valuation of closely-held companies. They have the experience, knowledge and creativity to provide you and your clients with innovative, accurate and timely valuation solutions. This enables us to meet our clients’ valuation needs in the best and most cost-effective manner possible.

  • Business Planning
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
  • Purchase Offer Analysis
  • Recapitalization
  • Strategic Planning
  • Succession Planning

David Glusman, CPA, DABFA, Cr.FA, CFS heads our Forensic & Litigation Services Group. Click here to download David’s curriculum vitae. You can contact David at dglusman@marg.com.

Joseph S. Barbagallo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFFA, CFD, CFS,CFE, CFI, ABV, FCPA also provides business valuations, forensic accounting and litigation support services for both individuals and businesses in a wide array of industries. Click here to view Joe’s curriculum vitae. Contact Joe at jbarbagallo@marg.com.

Joseph DeSimone, CPA, CVA has developed an expertise in business valuations, has earned the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst and serves on the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Joe can be reached at jdesimone@marg.com.

Joseph R. Coluzzi, CPA provides financial and business consulting services and has earned an excellent reputation for his expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and personal financial planning. You can reach Joe at jcoluzzi@marg.com.

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Transactions Solutions

Whether your valuations solutions needs are based on preparing a prospectus or an offering document from the seller’s perspective, a merger or acquisition and related due diligence from the buyer’s perspective, or important estate or family-owned business planning, our professionals achieve independent and thorough valuations.

  • Acquisitions
  • Divestitures
  • Going Public or Private
  • Joint Venture Formation
  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Management Buyouts
  • Mergers
  • Minority Buyouts / Redemptions
  • Sale of Business of Partial Interest
  • Spin-offs

Joseph DeSimone, CPA, CVA has developed an expertise in business valuations, has earned the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst and serves on the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Joe can be reached at jdesimone@marg.com.

David Glusman, CPA, DABFA, Cr.FA, CFS heads our Forensic & Litigation Services Group. Click here to download David’s curriculum vitae. You can contact David at dglusman@marg.com.

Joseph S. Barbagallo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFFA, CFD, CFS,CFE, CFI, ABV, FCPA also provides business valuations, forensic accounting and litigation support services for both individuals and businesses in a wide array of industries. Click here to view Joe’s curriculum vitae. Contact Joe at jbarbagallo@marg.com.

Joseph R. Coluzzi, CPA provides financial and business consulting services and has earned an excellent reputation for his expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and personal financial planning. You can reach Joe at jcoluzzi@marg.com.

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Tax Solutions

When a business valuation is required in connection with a taxable estate, we use our valuation skills and our estate planning skills to plan for issues that may be raised by the Internal Revenue Service in advance of filing the estate tax return.

We have performed numerous business valuations for estate and gift and tax purposes with valuations ranging from $1,000,000 to over $50,000,000.

By keeping current on the Tax Court and Appellate Court rulings related to valuations, we are able to address many issues in advance and increase the likelihood that the IRS will not successfully challenge the valuation.

  • Charitable Contributions
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs)
  • Gift Tax
  • Insurance Tax
  • Minimization of Tax
  • Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
  • Passive Foreign Investment Company
  • Probate
  • Purchase Price Allocation
  • S Corporation Conversion
  • Transfer Pricing

Jeffrey Winkleman, CPA, MT heads our Tax Advisory Services Group and can be reached at jwinkleman@marg.com.

Joseph DeSimone, CPA, CVA has developed an expertise in business valuations, has earned the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst and serves on the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Joe can be reached at jdesimone@marg.com.

Joseph R. Coluzzi, CPA provides financial and business consulting services and has earned an excellent reputation for his expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and personal financial planning. You can reach Joe at jcoluzzi@marg.com.

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Litigation Solutions

We know from experience the records to request, questions to ask, and documents and trends to analyze. Our experience in litigation provides a great resource for preparing in advance for an adversarial action regarding the estate business valuation. Our conclusion is a value that we can present, explain and support under even the most rigorous scrutiny – in court, with tax authorities, or in acquisitions and other corporate negotiations.

  • Arbitration
  • Breach of Contract
  • Business Interruption
  • Compensatory Damage Cases
  • Condemnation Proceedings
  • Damage Determination
  • Diminished Capacity
  • Dissenting and Minority Stockholders
  • Expert Testimony
  • Lost Profits
  • Marital Dissolution
  • Partnership Dissolution
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Statutory (Squeeze-out) Mergers

David H. Glusman, CPA, DABFA, Cr.FA, CFS provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in the area of business valuation and is a member of The American Society of Appraisers, the Institute of Business Appraisers, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Contact David at dglusman@marg.com.

Joseph S. Barbagallo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFFA, CFD, CFS,CFE, CFI, ABV, FCPA also provides business valuations and litigation support services for both individuals and businesses in a wide array of industries. Contact Joe at jbarbagallo@marg.com.

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Bankruptcy Solutions

When a client’s business or personal needs require a business valuation, we will apply our experience, knowledge and technical skills. Our valuation expertise is complemented and enhanced by our staff of CPAs, providing quality, real-world accounting and business advice to real companies with real problems. This helps us to provide first class professional service not only in valuation, but also in all your related accounting, business and tax consulting needs.

  • Collateral Valuation
  • Fresh Start Accounting
  • Involuntary Liquidation
  • Reorganizations

David H. Glusman, CPA, DABFA, Cr.FA, CFS provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in the area of business valuation and is a member of The American Society of Appraisers, the Institute of Business Appraisers, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Contact David at dglusman@marg.com.

Joseph S. Barbagallo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFFA, CFD, CFS,CFE, CFI, ABV, FCPA also provides business valuations and litigation support services for both individuals and businesses in a wide array of industries. Contact Joe at jbarbagallo@marg.com.

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Other Solutions

We have provided our opinion of value for many businesses in many industries for many purposes. With almost fifty years of experience in the area of business valuations, Margolis & Company has earned an excellent reputation for our dedication to client service and specialized expertise.

We adhere to the outlined procedures of The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and The Business Valuation Standards of the American Society of Appraisers.

  • Compensation
  • Financial Reporting
  • In-process R&D
  • Insurable Value
  • Loan Financing
  • Not-for-Profit Status
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Trend Analysis

Joseph S. Barbagallo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFFA, CFD, CFS,CFE, CFI, ABV, FCPA also provides business valuations and litigation support services for both individuals and businesses in a wide array of industries. Contact Joe at jbarbagallo@marg.com.

David H. Glusman, CPA, DABFA, Cr.FA, CFS provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in the area of business valuation and is a member of The American Society of Appraisers, the Institute of Business Appraisers, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Contact David at dglusman@marg.com.

Joseph DeSimone, CPA, CVA has developed an expertise in business valuations, has earned the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst and serves on the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Joe can be reached at jdesimone@marg.com.

Joseph R. Coluzzi, CPA provides financial and business consulting services and has earned an excellent reputation for his expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and personal financial planning. You can reach Joe at jcoluzzi@marg.com.

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