
Professional Practice Valuation
Professional Practice Valuation is a resource guide to publications which focus
on valuation of professional practices and related topics.
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Each entry below includes
the source organization and a link to its website, a description of the resource and its
primary features, and indicates any information that is accessible free online.
For a comprehensive listing of books, publications, and other resources which focus on
business appraisal, intangible asset appraisal, and related financial and economic topics,
see Business Valuation Books and Publications.
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Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses:
A Guide for the Matrimonial Practitioner
Ronald L. Brown (Editor), Aspen Publishers, supplemented annually
Over 45 chapters focused on valuing legal, medical, architectural/engineering, and accounting
practices, as well as professional degrees and licenses, for divorce purposes.
Goodwill Registry
The Health Care Group, updated annually
Select "Products - Annual Surveys"
The Goodwill Registry compiles transaction data on the intangible values of medical, dental,
and other health care practices. Each reported transaction includes location, purpose,
gross income, overhead percentage, and goodwill value in both dollars and as a percentage
of gross income.
Valuing Accounting Practices
Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Provides a solid conceptual and theoretical foundation for the analysis and appraisal
of accounting practices along with numerous practical applications and illustrations.
Covers every aspect of accounting firm valuation and includes comprehensive sample report,
checklists, and bibliographies.
Valuing A Practice: A Guide For Dentists
American Dental Association
Select "Catalog - Practice Management"
Discusses fair market value, critical valuation issues, valuation methods, factors complicating
the valuation process, buying vs. starting a practice, preparation for the sale and using
advisors, legal and tax issues. Includes case studies and sample letters.
Valuation of a Medical Practice
Tinsley, Sides, and Anderson, John Wiley & Sons, 1999
Examines and explains the key issues involved in the process of valuing a medical practice.
Also discusses common pitfalls and mistakes that should be avoided. Includes sample valuation
engagement letters, checklists for gathering data, and case studies. Table of contents,
index, and searchable text available free online.
Medical Practice Valuation Guidebook
Mark Dietrich, Windsor Professional Information, updated annually
Book guides the reader through the analysis and valuation of the practice and includes
chapters on special valuation circumstances, regulatory concerns, physician practice management
companies, common mistakes, and a sample valuation report with commentary. Table of contents
available free online.
Assessing the Value of the Medical Practice
John P. Reiboldt, American Medical Association, 2004
Text is designed to help physicians understand the process of practice valuation and specific
valuation methods.
Valuation Survey of A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
Zweig White & Associates, Inc, updated annually
Annual survey provides six different value ratios for architecture, consulting engineering,
and environmental consulting firms categorized by firm type, staff size, firm age, region
of headquarters, growth rate, and other factors.
Merger & Acquisition Survey of A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
Zweig White & Associates, Inc, updated annually
Annual survey of merger and acquisition activity for architecture, consulting engineering,
and environmental consulting firms with data categorized by firm type, discipline, market
sector, revenue size, region of the firm's headquarters office, staff size, firm growth
rate, and firm profit.
Valuation of Veterinary Practices
American Animal Hospital Association, Lorraine Monheiser, CPA
Select "AAHA Store - Books and Products - Practice Management"
Provides information on many different valuation methods, detailed sample practice valuation,
tips on how to work effectively with appraisers, insight into how practice management
decisions impact practice value, and guidelines for evaluating a report prepared by another
appraiser.
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