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ValuQuest Business Appraisals

Business Valuations

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

ValuQuest Appraisal Reports are Useful for:

  • Adequacy of life insurance
  • Business succession
  • Buy/sell agreements
  • Determining Subchapter Selections and built-in gains
  • Divorce negotiations and settlements
  • Employee stock ownership plans
  • Estate panning
  • 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, at some, they realize the need for a valuation.

Upon investigation, business owners are increasingly turning to The Bonadio Group’s ValuQuest—upstate New York’s premier business valuation accountants and consultants.

Whether you’re considering gifting, selling or buying a business, you need assurances its worth is based on objective, proven business valuation methods. That’s 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 possess 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 peace-of-mind knowing that our 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 (TBG) is the largest independent CPA firm in upstate New York, providing accounting, tax, business advisory and financial services. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Geneva and Perry, we serve the needs of commercial, small business, public, tax-exempt and individual clients.