Previous research has set a firm position on quality and credibility of accounting information in the audit markets. Firth and Smith (1992), observed that brand name auditors provide higher assurance and credibility to the audited financial statements of companies with little or no trading...

The valuation of S Corporations has been a source of great controversy since the beginning of the recent decade when the US Tax Court ruled in Gross v. Commissioner that the net income of S Corporations should not be tax-affected in the valuation process. The benefit of removing a level of...

This study investigates whether the valuation methods of closely held companies chosen by courts are a function of type of case and level of court. The results of the current study indicate there appear to be systematic trends in court preferences for various valuation methods and approaches....

In considering all the points highlighted in this presentation, as outlined by the OECD (see OECD (2011), Corporate Loss Utilization through Aggressive Tax Planning, OECD Publishing), one salient point to be accentuated relates to the disadvantage of audits as a means for detecting schemes...

Forensic accountants are frequently engaged to review business interruption or lost profits claims for insurance matters. Theoretically, the objective of business interruption insurance is to return the claimant to the position that they would have otherwise experienced had a loss not occurred....

This study investigates if preferences for valuation methods exist in the matrimonial courts. The results illustrate that there are systematic trends in court preferences for specific valuation methods in matrimonial court. The trends presented in the current study provide an empirical basis for...

This paper investigates through a survey study if there are differences in views of the relevant skills of a forensic accountant among forensic accounting practitioners, accounting academics and, users of forensic accounting services (attorneys were classified as the primary users of forensic...

This paper presents the results of a moderated multiple regression analysis to show that, all else held equal, there exists a positive premium in the valuation of S Corporations over C Corporations in the period of January 2000 to November 2006.The results of the regression show that the...

While criticism of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) typically focuses on its negative impact on small public companies, this study uses acquisition data to empirically investigate whether the Sarbanes-Oxley Act impacts the value of private firms. This study presents strong evidence that the...

In three recent court cases, the Tax Court has delivered opinions that will impact the future valuation of S Corporations. The Tax Court concluded in these cases that S Corporations are more valuable than other wise identical C Corporations. The common issue in all of these cases is; should the...