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First published in 1981, Valuing a Business is today the world's most widely followed valuation reference. As more professional associations than ever offer valuation education and credentials, this Fourth Eidtion - with 10 new chapters that significantly expand the book's scope - promises to appeal to an even broader market. This easy-to-use reference features increased emphasis on vlauation court cases and decisions; new information on arbitration and mediation; updated data on stock option valuation; and much more.
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This easy-to-use reference features increased emphasis on valuation court cases and decisions; new information on arbitration and mediation; updated data on stock option valuation; and much more.
Customer Reviews:
A bit hard to understand.......2004-12-02
I had an older edition of this book, which wasn't very helpful, so I bought the new one hoping it was an improvement, but came away rather disappointed because, for an instructional manual, this one is hard to follow. Apparently, the authors have been in the valuation business for a long time, but it's not always easy to translate experience effectively into words. For most, this is a how-to project with potentially big consequences, so the instructions should be more clear than this. I liked "Unlocking the Value of Your Business" as an alternative. Once I read that book, I understood better what these guys were talking about.
This is a Terrific Resource for Practitioners Not Investors.......2004-09-16
I am a lawyer who has tried valuation cases and this book is a terrific resource for valuation experts and attorneys. I used it to defend and to attack witnesses. It is respected. It is used at the Federal Judicial Center as training for judges on these issues. It is not at all appropriate for people who are trying to value companies for investment purposes.
Super.......2003-01-08
This book, guide, reference, ... or what ever you name it. is essential for all business, financial and investment guides.
An Excellent Private Equity Valuation Primer.......2002-04-08
I have found Mr. Pratt's book to be an outstanding and practical general reference guide to valuing privately-held businesses. Due to the book's breadth of material and balanced focus on both the science and art of valuation, I have found "Valuing A Business" to be an excellent professional reference for anyone entering the field of business valuation. I highly recommend it.
In addition to the common "science side" valuation techniques, issues, and approaches that are found in many valuation textbooks, Pratt provides unique, valuable insight into the "art side" of valuation. The book also includes real life project execution considerations for litigation support, expert witness testimony, and taxation. "Valuing A Business" offers solid information to assist a practitioner in building a quality framework for conducting a comprehensive private company valuation.
Good technique, directed at the professional practitioner.......2001-10-18
I take issue with the reviewer who suggested that Tom Copeland/McKinsey's book "Valuation" is better than this one or is more directed at valuaing big businesses. ... On the other hand, it should be said that valuation techniques do not differ between big companies and small companies (especially if big/small companies are publically traded). Valuation techniques vary depending on (a) what sort of asset is being valued (public equity, vs. private equity, vs. business assets as a whole, etc) and (b) why valuation is being done (for M&A, litigation between business partners, divorce, ESOPs, for equity investment/divestment). If an investor is valuing a $50 Billion public company and a $50 million public company, the technique used for both is (probably) the same.
If anything, this book does an excellent job in reminding us of the diversity of valuation techniques in use, and the diversity of reasons for doing valuations. Given the frequency with which privately held companies are bought, one would think that knowing how to value companies whose stock is not publically traded is useful for general businesspeople, not just accountants and attorneys. But if you absolutely insist that you just want to know how to value publically traded companies and don't give a hoot for calculating "private equity discounts" or "minority shareholder discounts", then I would recommend Aswath Damodaran's books "Damodaran on Valuation", "The Dark Side of Valuation" or "Investment Valuation". Damodaran, professor of Finance at NYU, actually uses the same techniques taught here, but applied to public equity investing and with different names (for example, what is called the "Market approach" here is just what Damodaran calls "relative valuation" in a different context).
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Corporate greed.......1998-10-10
A completely compelling account of exactly how far a business will go to make a profit. Brodeur is a brilliant writer.
An amazing account of how corporations poisoned millions........1998-03-08
An amazing account of how the asbestos companies poisoned millions and conspired to prevent the release of the dangers of asbestos. The book displays the possibilities of corporate greed and contains a blueprint for preventing future toxic nightmares.
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Create a nonprofit in your state without a lawyer!
The process of becoming a tax-exempt organization may appear intimidating, but with How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, you can do it quickly, easily and with confidence.
This bestselling book includes complete instructions for obtaining federal 501(c)(3) tax exemption and for qualifying for public charity status with the IRS. It will help you
*complete an IRS tax-exemption application
*prepare articles of incorporation
*write the bylaws of your nonprofit
*fill in minutes of the organizational meeting
*understand your state & specific nonprofit requirements
The 7th edition is completely updated to provide the latest federal and state rules. It also provides the latest forms you need, including the new IRS Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(3)(c).
What are you waiting for? Incorporate your nonprofit without a lawyer and save the money for your worthy cause!
Customer Reviews:
Way To Go Amazon!.......2007-10-19
This book was worth the wait. The quality of the book was excellent. I had to wait because the book was on backorder. However, it was worth the wait!
Very helpful for starting a new non-profit.......2007-06-09
Really helped a client of mine in starting up a new non-profit. Clear instructions, lots of advice and online help.
Great book for Starting a Non/not for profit.......2007-05-12
This is a great book!! He tracks the langauges of the required statutes and it has everything you need!! It is "The Bible" of how to books for starting a Non-profit. The only draw back is that it does not give a lot of advice for starting a church. However, that does not diminish its potency.
TOPS!.......2007-01-06
After reading this book, I found it to contain everything I was hoping for. I don't feel I'll have any trouble now in starting my corporation. Thanks for such a well written educational tool.
A Wonderful Resource.......2006-11-06
This book's title says it all. It gives you the nuts and bolts of how to form a nonprofit corporation. The CD includes many useful documents including the federal tax forms and sample bylaws. If you are planning to found a nonprofit, this step-by-step guide is just what you need.
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The tools to manage ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
In The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit, author and consultant Michael Ramos provides a detailed road map to help companies not only streamline their compliance process, but also make the process manageable and repeatable year after year.
The first book to provide detailed implementation practice aids for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit is packed with work programs, audit checklists, and examples that readers can tailor to meet their own unique needs. Featuring a useful CD-ROM that contains all of the tools from the book, this timely workbook includes best practices that will benefit anyone who participates in the planning or performance of the effectiveness of internal control.
A must-read for all CFOs, internal auditors, CPA firms, and independent auditors involved in the compliance process, The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit embraces the common approaches and methodologies that have proven successful in the new world of Sarbanes-Oxley internal control testing and reporting.
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The tools to manage ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance In The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit, author and consultant Michael Ramos provides a detailed road map to help companies not only streamline their compliance process, but also make the process manageable and repeatable year after year. The first book to provide detailed implementation practice aids for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit is packed with work programs, audit checklists, and examples that readers can tailor to meet their own unique needs. A must-read for all CFOs, internal auditors, CPA firms, and independent auditors involved in the compliance process, The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit embraces the common approaches and methodologies that have proven successful in the new world of Sarbanes-Oxley internal control testing and reporting.
Customer Reviews:
Selected as workbook for UC Santa Cruz class.......2007-01-04
For the future presentations of the University of California Extension Sarbanes-Oxley class, we selected this volume and CDROM as the workbook. The earlier textbook was too high-level and theoretical. The head of the Finance and Accounting department was quick to approve the change. The participants in the class include both accounting and IT professionals; they will appreciate the very practical nature of this volume.
Toolkit That More Than Pays for Itself.......2005-09-20
One of the unintended consequences of subscribing to a Sarbanes-Oxley Listserv is seeing how many auditors, and companies, are struggling with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. There has been a lot of uncertainty for auditors, and companies, as what is required and how to go about setting up an effective audit plan and making compliance repeatable, sustainable reality. I have seen more calls of help for toolsets in this Listserv than I wish there were, but that has been the reality. However, there is now an outstanding resource to help external, internal auditors, and companies get their acts together by streamlining the 404 compliance process.
Michael Ramos, author of the excellent "How to Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: Assessing the Effectiveness of Internal Control", has now written "The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit: Practice Aids for Managers and Auditors" (357 pages, John Wiley and Sons, 2005, ISBN 0471712256. This is not a book to sit down and read. This is a book that, from cover to cover, provides worksheets, sample documents, and decision criteria for their use. It is a book that comes with a CD-ROM of the entire documentation contents that will more than pay for itself from the first day you have it in your hands.
It is hard to look at a book like this and say "I like or do not like what the author has to say", or that "I really like the author's writing style". What you need to look at in deciding whether or not to purchase this book, is a series of questions.
Do you have to conduct Section 404 audits as part of an external audit or as part of a control self-assessment? Do you need ready to go and completely customizable templates to help you in this process? Do you want to use tools developed by an experienced Certified Public Accountant, instead of having to sit down and spend days on end developing your own toolsets and work paper templates? How much non-billable time are you willing to spend developing these tools? Do you want an easy to understand methodology that can easily be taught and passed on to other employees as part of a knowledge transfer and enablement program?
If you are like me, these questions will give you the easy answer of "Yes!". All of the documents provided on the CD ROM are in word format, and the disk also contains a Microsoft Word document viewer and a copy of Open Office. Each form comes with a purpose statement to understand its use, as well as instructions on how to use them. Ramos starts with the general work program and takes the process all the way to the end with management reports. There is also a sample general audit program.
Who Should Read This Book
The purchase of this book should be a no-brainer for internal and external auditors, managers, and consultants doing SarBox work. I add this latter group because there are too many consultants out there who are telling clients things that are not quite accurate. This book should help them provide better services.
really a practical guide.......2005-08-24
this book provides very detailed content for SOX issues. Since the Act itself is quite complicated, so more detailed the better. I think this book really helps.
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Written for CEOs, CFOs, and the investment bankers, lawyers, and auditors who advise them, this is the first book to explain how reverse mergers work, from the business and legal points of view.
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Professional manual for reverse mergers.......2006-12-11
Only a few years ago, it seemed that nearly every company was going public with an IPO. Now many quality companies are locked out of the IPO market, but companies have other ways to go public. One of the most popular paths is a "reverse merger." In this transaction, your private company merges into a public company (often a "shell") and controls it, giving you a public stock with which to raise capital. This may sound shady, but it's not: many well-known companies have gone public through reverse mergers, including Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Turner Broadcasting System, Occidental Petroleum and Blockbuster Entertainment. Experienced Wall Street securities attorney David N. Feldman takes you through the reverse merger process in detail. The book is wonderfully clear and thorough, and should become the definitive textbook on reverse mergers. It is, however, a dry read. A profusion of technical rules and especially acronyms (SPAC, SOX, Form 10-B, Rule 419, Regulation A, SB-2, PIPE) make the book slightly MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over) for the uninitiated - but then, they are not its target audience. We enthusiastically recommend this book to sophisticated investors, lawyers, accountants, investment bankers and executives who want all the details on this increasingly popular financing technique.
This book changed my life!!!.......2006-10-10
Well, maybe it didn't exactly change my life, but it gave my law firm a new direction. My firm specializes in strategic transactions - initial public offerings, private placements, mergers & acquisitions - but we had steered clear of reverse mergers because of the uncertainty and confusion. Feldman and Dresner cleared up that confusion we now offer reverse mergers as part of our services.
This book showed the mechanics of structuring a reverse merger, how to create shell corporations and guidelines on financing. It covers due diligence, securities filings and and plenty of mistakes to avoid.
Whether you're an attorney, accountant, investment banker, business owner or private investor, this book will offer you an new strategy for growth and finance by way of reverse mergers.
excellent book.......2006-10-02
This is a most informative book and tells you how to do it. The concept is mysterious at first but is clearly explained in this book. It is a must for anyone considering taking his business public. I highly recomend it.
An excellent investment if you're interested in reverse mergers.......2006-10-01
If you want to know the right way to organize and structure Reverse Mergers, this is the book to go for. It's an excellent up to date reference as well as a guidebook of do's, don'ts and "tricks of the trade"; even better, it's written so both newbies and professionals can benefit from it.
At the very minimum, Reverse Mergers will pay for itself many times over in saved legal fees; more importantly it will almost certainly save you a lot of time and may well save you from some very expensive mistakes. If you intend to do anything in this area, Mr. Feldman's book is undoubtedly the best $50 investment you can make.
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This practical and straightforward study guide has earned its enduring popularity by demystifying corporate law for students who do not have a business background. "Corporate Law: Examples & Explanations, 5th Edition" presents a full review of the legal issues that arise in modern corporations.
Customer Reviews:
good last-minute review book.......2007-01-09
good review for corporations class. it is based on the model code, and sometimes DE. but if you need NY law, this book doesn't help that much. but the explanations are clear and interesting.
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Whether you’re a CEO or a file clerk, it’s important to understand Sarbanes-Oxley, the post-Enron legislation aimed at keeping corporations honest and ethical. However, with over eighty pages of dense, wordy language in the statute and thousands of pages of related congressional hearings, getting a firm grip of SOX can fluster even the most well-informed businessperson.
Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies is the no-nonsense, plain-English guide to this new law that leads you through its rules and pronouncements, giving you a sense of how to anticipate future trends and traps in this area of the law. With this trusty book, you’ll get a handle on the important aspects of the legislation, how it affects you and your company, and how companies can comply more cost-effectively. It provides you with the knowledge to:
- Understand why SOX was created
- Determine what aspects of SOX apply to your company
- Develop meaningful standards for your company
- Institute cost-effective compliance with SOX
- Manage and streamline Section 404 compliance
- Find specific SEC laws and pronouncements
- Interpret media accounts, court cases, and economic projections
- Avoid lawsuits and regulatory actions
- Anticipate future SEC rules and PCAOB pronouncements
This book also shows you how to build an effective audit committee and makes suggestions on sensible precautions that every manager should take in order to avoid legal troubles. Complete with the entire Sarbanes-Oxley act and sample documents, Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies helps you discover how to follow the law and protect your business.
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A simple guide to the complex new accounting rules under Sarbanes-Oxley Accountants, lawyers, business owners, and corporate managers of all kinds are currently dealing with the biggest change in corporate governance since the 1930s. As full implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act gets under way-bringing large changes in corporate accounting and disclosure-managers everywhere need a plain-English guide that explains the legislation simply and practically. Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies provides an implementation framework for firms as they struggle to come into compliance; explains key provisions in the legislation; and identifies specific actions needed to achieve compliance. In addition, this straight-to-the-point guide presents a summary of best practices, smart business policies, and invaluable compliance checklists. Jill Gilbert, JD, CPA (Milwaukee, WI), is an accountant, a former tax consultant, and an attorney who runs her firm's Sarbanes-Oxley consulting division. She is also the author of two For Dummies technology titles.
Customer Reviews:
Soxcess!.......2007-08-25
The provisions for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance are only mandatory for
public companies that file a Form 10-K with the SEC - however, more and
more companies are being encouraged {pressured?} to voluntarily
comply with SOX - a good example of which is the United States Postal
Service. Why is this? Because in a free market capitalistic society,
there exists a need to bolster investor confidence in the reliability of
publicly reported financial information. No one wants another Enron.
This book does a great job of laying out - soup to nuts - the SOX
landscape and its key provisions. Everything from the AICPA checklist to
WorldCom misconduct, and everything in between (Arthur Andersen
[remember them?], COBIT, COSO, Enron, Kenneth Lay [departed], and Sox
Sections a plenty - presenting an excellent and at times compelling
picture of Sox, how we got here, and where we're going.
SOX was enacted July 30, 2002 - so if you feel the need to rapidly
graduate off the "SOX dummies list" [their title, not mine], then by
all means get this book!, and be a Soxcess!
It's All There.......2007-08-03
Great book. Simple and complete. Sox is explained in easy to understand language. I recommend.
Great for non-financial executives.......2007-06-08
I am a CFO of a public company as well as a partner in a CPA firm. The book was very informative but for me it was 75% stuff I already knew. The software chapter was heplful but seemed biased. The book has several minor technical errors but nothing that would really mislead a novice. I bought 5 more copies to give to my controller, board chairman and a division president, as well as to two clients. My six year old son gets a real kick out of the title and exclaims "Sarbanes Oxley for Dummies!" every time he sees it on my night table (could he be a budding SOX consultant??).
Publisher should read "Printing for Dummies".......2007-06-08
The introduction was good ... then about 30 or 40 pages into the book, the subject suddenly changed to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Yes, somehow the printer put about 40 pages from a different book into this one! Amazon easily accepted the return. But from now on, I will need to touch a "(Fill in the Blank) for Dummies" book before I buy it.
SOX for Dummies.......2007-02-13
This book is great.....very easy read, interesting and informative. It gives you a background on how the stockmarket got started and all the insight since the great depression and the crash through to the scandals of today. It too bad that history does repeat it self.
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Written by the coordinator of Sullivan & Cromwell's securities law division, the new Sarbanes-Oxley Deskbook is today's most comprehensive and current one-stop guide to the far-reaching public company governance, disclosure, and reporting reforms triggered by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC, NYSE, and NASD initiatives. Designed to help attorneys, directors, officers, accountants, auditors, and research analysts, the Sarbanes-Oxley Deskbook offers you a uniquely clear understanding of these daunting new requirements and the procedures you must implement to ensure full, problem-free compliance. Covering strict CEO/CFO certification standards, expanded prohibitions on non-audit services, new bans on loans to insiders, new attorney up-the-ladder disclosure requirements, and other mandates, the Deskbook offers you: - Clause-by-clause analysis of the SOA and related rules - with expert commentary on how to proceed in the wake (or absence) of official guidance - Step-by-step direction on how to satisfy all new governance, disclosure, and reporting standards - with the help of checklists and sample forms and committee charters Clear warnings about the tougher new civil and criminal penalties for SOA-related violations - A smart format that lets you find specific information fast & examples that clarify what constitutes illegal activity & the full text of the SOA and other rules & cross-references of SOA sections and SEC rules to the books practical discussions & and much more. Continually updated to reflect emerging SEC rules that affect you, The Sarbanes-Oxley Deskbook offers the latest analysis of new SEC rules on internal control reporting and electronic Section 16 reporting -- final SEC rules targeting improper auditor influence -- revised CEO/CFO certification rules -- and final NYSE and NASD rules on shareholder approval of equity compensation plans -- plus two new chapters on the PCAOB and all its rules, new SEC FAQs regarding non-GAAP
Customer Reviews:
Great treatise, if you're a corporate attorney..........2007-03-19
Yes, this is the go-to source for all matters relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and related rules enacted in the wake of the Enron and Worldcom corporate scandals. Non-lawyers, however, can be grateful that this ponderous area of learning is not their burden to bear.
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This updated edition of Nonprofit Governance: The Executive's Guide expands the scope of its popular predecessor to address issue relevant to both directors and managers of nonprofit.
Customer Reviews:
Good Book.......2007-02-08
I'd give it 5 stars but it is not that detailed (then again it is a Nutshell). It does provide clear, plain English explanations on the major concepts in Corporate Finance and is enjoyable to read. If you like Nutshells you will like this.
I used this book and read it before I had to read the text book. it sets a nice foundation that makes the text a bit easier to understand.
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