It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked. -- Warren Buffet, 1993 | Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. -- Warren Buffet, 1996 | There is no formula to figure out (intrinsic value). You have to know the business. ...in the short run, the market is a voting machine; in the long run, it's a weighing machine. -- Warren Buffet, 1996 | Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago. -- Warren Buffet, 1996 | Of course the investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth. -- Warren Buffet, 1951 | Forecasts usually tell us more of the forecaster than of the future. -- Warren Buffet, 1997

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Ron Seaman
Kathryn Seaman
 
3314 Henderson Blvd.,
Suite 106
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: 813-353-0311
Fax:      813-353-0411

SOUTHLAND BUSINESS GROUP, INC.
Business Appraisals

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KINDS OF BUSINESS APPRAISALS

The kind of business appraisal you will need usually depends on the purpose of the appraisal. If the purpose is to get an idea of how much you can sell your business for, you may need only a verbal report or a brief written report. If the I.R.S. or an opposing attorney may question your value, you probably will want a carefully researched, thoroughly documented written report.

Southland Business Group offers three general types of appraisals:

  1. Buyer/Seller Consultation
    We analyze your Company’s financial statements; tour your facility and ask lots of questions; and give you a verbal estimate of the range of value. This is the least expensive service available.

  2. Opinion Letter
    A brief, written report, often one or two pages, giving a range of value; i.e., "the value of the Company is in the range of $1.3 million to $1.6 million."

  3. Written Report
    This type of report can be as extensive as the purpose calls for. It could be from six pages in length to 60 pages. It almost always requires thorough research and documentation, although the research and documentation is sometimes summarized (a “Summary Report”) and sometimes explained in full detail (a “Fully Detailed Report”).

For appraisals in which litigation is involved, Southland Business Group will provide testimony only after doing careful and thorough research.

Purposes For Business Valuations
    
For business and operations:
Values for buy/sell agreements
Conversion from C-corp to S-corp status
Benchmarking business development
ESOPs or profitsharing plans
Bring in or buy out a partner
To establish a buy or sell price for the company
 
For estate planning:
Gifts of interests
Determination of estate taxes
Family limited partnerships or LLCs
ESOPs
 
For controversies:
Dissenting or oppressed shareholder actions
Bankruptcy work out
Divorce
Disputes among owners