by Appraisal Economics | Mar 13, 2019 | Business Valuation
Executives involved in succession planning are well-versed in the business of maximizing a firm’s value prior to potential sales. Profitability is always the name of the game, causing leadership to double down on the usual suspects: winning more new clients and...
by Appraisal Economics | Mar 6, 2019 | Intellectual Property
In today’s knowledge economy, intellectual property (IP) truly fuels economic growth. IP includes assets such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, licenses, proprietary technology, contracts, software, databases, R&D, and more. Today, in the United States, IP is...
by Appraisal Economics | Feb 12, 2019 | Taxes, Valuation
Congress introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017 in modification of the Internal Revenue Code put into place in 1986. This new tax reform ushered in critical changes to the existing American tax code and, as a result, caused many taxpayers to question...
by Appraisal Economics | Feb 5, 2019 | Business Valuation, Tech News, Valuation
One of the fastest growing, yet least understood, areas of the tech sector is artificial intelligence (AI). AI includes the development of computer systems that perform tasks which, up until recently, required human intelligence. This might include jobs dependent on...
by Appraisal Economics | Jan 17, 2019 | Business Valuation, Power Valuation
Deregulation has made the electric supply industry more competitive in a number of states. While not every state is deregulated, Congress and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have paved the way for a more open marketplace and an increase in competition...