by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Aspro, Inc. v Commissioner The U.S. Tax Court recently agreed with the Internal Revenue Service that management fees a corporation paid to its three shareholders over a three-year period were not deductible since none of the fees were paid “purely for services” and...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
The Indiana Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court recently issued noteworthy rulings on the appropriateness of discounts in valuing minority interests. The contexts in which the issue arose were different, but, in both cases, there was a compelled sale...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, IRS Regulation, Valuations
Grieve v. Commissioner In a gift tax dispute, the U.S. Tax Court recently found for the taxpayer when it rejected the unusual reasoning and methodology the Internal Revenue Service’s trial expert proposed to keep low the discounts applicable to the nonvoting...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Robinson v. Langenbach Context is “crucial,” the Supreme Court of Missouri recently said in upholding the use of discounts in the court-ordered buyout of a minority owner’s shares in a family business. At the same time, the court acknowledged that, “usually,” the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Divorce Litigation, Valuations
Horne-Ballard v. Ballard About two years ago, in Rohling v. Rohling, an Alabama appeals court upheld a trial court’s decision to admit into evidence a qualified expert’s estimate about the value of the owner spouse’s business based on a calculation engagement....
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Scalia v. Farmers National Bank of Danville & Weddle Bros. Const. Co. The Department of Labor recently settled ESOP litigation with the trustee Farmers National Bank of Danville (FNB). The settlement incorporates a process agreement that contains noteworthy...
