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ValuQuest Business Valuations

Business Valuations

Part art and part science, a business valuation is a thorough assessment of pertinent factors at both the micro and macro level—which creates a picture of a company’s current standing and long-term prospects.

ValuQuest Business Valuation Reports are Useful for:

  • Adequacy of Life Insurance
  • Business Succession
  • Buy/Sell Agreements
  • Determining Subchapter Selections & Built-in Gains
  • Divorce Negotiations & Settlements
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans
  • Estate Planning
  • Fairness Opinions
  • Financing
  • Gift Planning
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Purchases
  • Resolving Dissenting Shareholder Disputes
  • Sales
  • Sales Price Allocations
  • Segregation of Goodwill From Other Intangible Assets\Interim Testing for Impairment

Business owners spend years building and investing in their businesses, and there are many reasons why some realize the need for a valuation. Upon investigation, business owners are increasingly turning to ValuQuest—upstate New York’s premier business valuation accountants and consultants.

Whether you’re considering gifting, selling or buying a business, you need assurances that its worth is based on objective, proven business valuation methods. That’s just solid business sense.

Knowledge is key. At ValuQuest, we understand how important it is for business owners to know the fair market value of their companies—information crucial to negotiating a purchase, sale, merger or settlement. We have the experience, knowledge and ability to perform in-depth valuations for businesses at all levels—from sole proprietorships to LLCs or incorporated entities.

We offer business owners the peace-of-mind in knowing that our business valuation reports are thoroughly researched and fairly assessed—using best appraisal practices, current methodologies, and business modeling tools. Valuation: it’s more than business. It’s smart business.

Click here for the bio of Anthony G. Duffy, CPA, ABV, CVA, Director of ValuQuest.

If you are interested in our business valuation and appraisal services,
call us at (800) 487-7624 or contact us.


The Bonadio Group is a group of accounting, business advisory, payroll, and personal financial services entities, including Bonadio & Co., LLP, (Bonadio), a nationally-ranked top 100 CPA firm founded in 1978. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Geneva and Perry, we have grown and diversified from a firm offering auditing and tax services to a multi-dimensional accounting, IT consulting, business advisory, and financial services organization serving the needs of commercial, small business, public, tax-exempt and individual clients.