SFL Valuation  Services, Inc.

Mark L. Pelletier, CMEA, CSBA  is a member of the Society of Business Analysts (SBA).  My valuation associates are comprised of certified and designated experts, with over 35 years of experience.  This level of experience allows us to consistently provide our clients with exceptional customer service.  Along with a solid and honest work ethic, we provide a superior product always compliant with the standards and guidelines of USPAP.  Our experience qualifies us to meet the requirements of the Appraisal Foundation, Internal Revenue Service, Lending Institutions and Courts of Law around the country.  We work with companies of all sizes, tailoring our expertise to their individual needs.

A Certified Business Appraisal means that the appraisal is USPAP compliant as well as meeting the standards of the Society of Business Analysts (SBA).  Our business valuation experts hold multiple credentials and have performed business appraisals for almost every industry.

What is USPAP?

The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) are the generally accepted standards for professional appraisal practice in North America.  USPAP contains standards for all types of appraisal services.  Standards are included for real estate, personal property, business and mass appraisal.

Appraisal Fees

The cost of our Business Valuations can vary considerably with different purposes or conditions and the type of report needed.  Contact SFL Valuation Services, Inc. today for a free consultation to determine the price and scope of your needs.

 

Reasons for a Business Valuation

If you are involved with any of the following business situations, you absolutely need a Business Valuation expert to provide you with a Certified Appraisal Report that states the true and accurate value of your Business.

• Estate Planning for Gifts or Inheritance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
• Institutional Financing
• Marital Dissolution Buying Out a Partner or Shareholder
• Litigation Support
• Litigation Issues Involving Economic Damages, Loss of Profits or Bankruptcy
• Allocation of purchase Price Among Tangible and Intangible Assets
• Taxation Issues for Probate or Federal Estate Taxes
• Buying and Selling a Business
• Divorce/Litigation Support
• Business Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
• Charitable Contributions
• Succession Planning

• Accounting Practices
• Advertising Agencies
• Aerial Spraying Services
• Airports
• Appliance Sales & Repair
• Architectural & Engineering Services
• Art & Craft Supply Stores
• Asphalt Plants/Sand Pits
• Attorney’s Practices
• Auto Body Shops
• Auto Dealerships
• Auto Parts Stores
• Auto Repair Garages
• Bakeries
• Banks
• Beauty Shops
• Bridal Shops
• Building Product Supplies
• Candy Shops
• Catalog & Mail Order Houses
• Clinics
• Clubs/Taverns
• Collection Agencies
• Construction Companies
• Convenience Stores
• Cosmetic Stores
• Country Clubs
• Dairy Farms
• Dental Practices
• Distribution Companies
• Dog Kennels
• Donut Shops
• Dry Cleaners
• Electrical Contracting Services
• Exercise Gyms
• Fabric Stores
• Fast Food Restaurants
• Farms
• Flower Shops
• Food Processing Plants
• Furniture Stores
• Gasoline Stations
• Gift Shops
• Golf Courses
• Grocery Stores
• Hardware Stores
• Hobby Shops
• Hospitals
• High Tech Manufacturing Companies
• Historical Buildings
• Hotels
• Ice Cream Stores
• Insurance Agencies
• Interior Decorating Shops
• Janitorial Companies
• Ladies Retail Clothing
• Liquor Stores
• Lumber Yards
• Machine Shops
• Maid Service Franchises
• Mail Specialty Shops
• Manufacturing Companies
• Medical Clinics
• Millwork Shops
• Motels
• Moving and Storage Companies
• National Franchises
• Newspapers
• Oil and Gas Refineries
• One Hour Photo Stores
• Pest Control Companies
• Photography Studios
• Physicians Practices
• Plumbing Contracting Services
• Printing Companies
• Radio/TV Repair Companies
• Real Estate Sales Agencies
• Recreational Vehicle Dealerships
• Refuse Hauling Companies
• Restaurants
• Rock Quarries
• Rodeo Stadiums
• Sandwich Shops
• Schools
• Supper Clubs
• Swimming Pool Builders
• Taxi Companies
• Travel Agencies
• Trucking Companies
• Veterinary Clinics
• Video Rental & Sales Shops
• Wallpaper Stores
• Welding Shops
• Well Drilling Companies
• Well Servicing Companies
• Wholesale Businesses
• Woodworking Shops
• Wrecker/Towing Services

The Small Business Administration has issued new revisions to SOP 50 10(5) (A) that went into effect March 1!

Of particular interest is the language added in Subpart B section 7(b) of this newest revision of the SOP:

Section (b) Goodwill: 1. If the purchase price of the business includes goodwill (or “blue sky”), the lender should explore seller-financing with a subordinate lien to the SBA-guaranteed loan.  2. The lender may finance a limited amount of goodwill.  In no event may the amount of goodwill financed by an SBA guaranteed loan exceed 50% of the loan amount up to a maximum of $250,000.  3. If any of the loan proceeds will be used to finance goodwill, the amount must be specifically identified in the Use of Proceeds section of the Authorization.  The new language effectively caps the amount of goodwill financing to $250,000.