This paper focuses on firm valuation for tax purposes of non-listed company shares and its sensitivity towards different market conditions. Since the value of a private company cannot be observed on the stock market the value has to be estimated. Due to uncertainty, expected future profits may...

In January 2009, the law on the reform of the inheritance tax and valuation law (German) came into force. As a result, the valuation of shares in non-listed corporations was fundamentally changed. The paper compares and analyzes different enterprise values through the application of different...

Für den Regelungszweck der Erbteilung sieht das Erbrecht alternativ das Eintreten der gesetzlichen Erbfolge oder die gewillkürte Erbfolge (z.B. in Form eines Testaments) durch den Erblasser vor. In allen Anwendungsfällen, in denen der Erblasser hinsichtlich der erbfallbedingten Zuteilung...