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Buy-sell agreements: their importance to business valuation services

Apr 15, 2026 · 1.6 MB Download

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Buy‑sell agreements are an important consideration in many valuation engagements, requiring careful analysis to avoid misaligned assumptions, unintended standards of value, and defensibility challenges—such as when an agreement specifies a non‑FMV standard or restricts discounts that would otherwise be applied. This tool will assist:

Experienced practitioners

  • Identifies agreement terms affecting scope, standard and level of value, discounts, and methodology

  • Promotes consistent application of professional judgment across engagements

  • Reduces dispute, tax, and defensibility risk under scrutiny

Entry‑level professionals

  • Clarifies how contractual

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