Jim Alerding, CPA/ABV, has been actively involved with the valuation of businesses since 1980. In addition to valuing a number of businesses each year, he lectures frequently on the subject of valuations of closely held businesses, and has produced a number of treatises and articles. In 1994, Research Institute of America (RIA), a national publisher of tax and businesses books and materials, published two of Jim’s: “Purchase or Sale of a Closely Held Business” and “Valuation of a Closely Held Business.” In 2013, RIA released the third edition of both books. He has co-authored several other books, including “Financial Valuation — Applications and Models” (Jim Hitchner, et al; Wiley).
Jim performs valuations for many diverse purposes, including purchases or sales of businesses, buy/sell agreements, estate and gift tax matters, bankruptcy proceedings, damage cases, charitable contribution deductions, ESOPS, divorce cases and other matters. He is a member of the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame and a co-author of the AICPA Statement on Standards for Valuation Services (SSVS #1).
Jim has testified more than 400 times in various litigation matters dealing with valuation, damages and other financial related matters.