Our certified professionals serve as consultants and experts in business valuations and litigation support. We have considerable experience in business valuations related to mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, and purchase or sale of closely held businesses. There are many other cases where you might need the advice of a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and among them include liquidation or reorganization, partner disputes, divorce, succession planning, estate and gift tax planning, wealth transfers, charitable giving, and gifting programs.
Forensic accounting services and analyses of economic data are fundamental instruments used in litigation. When you need to assess the amount of an economic loss, you can rely on our expertise, whether it be business interruption from casualty, unfair competition, condemnation, damage caused by others, or loss of earnings from various events.
Royce Stutzman heads our business valuation division. Royce is an accredited CVA through the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) and a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). He is also a Certified Public Accountant and Chairman of Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman LLP. Carl Pon, our Managing Partner, is also a CVA and works in this division along with others from our professional staff.
To learn more about business valuation, read Royce Stutzman's article Grooming Your Business For Sale. Royce conducts a number of speaking engagements on valuation related subjects throughout the year, so feel free contact Royce if you are interested in hearing any of his talks.
Our Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) are an additional resource for reviewing documentation, interviewing witnesses and suspects, and assessing other evidence to resolve allegations. They often assist attorneys and law enforcement representatives in analyzing evidence and providing expert witness testimony. We even help organizations prevent internal fraud by identifying high-risk areas and making certain maximum controls are in place. Linda Saddlemire, Partner and CFE, leads the fraud investigation team at VLS. We also have two other CFEs ready to assist clients. VLS has designed a very cost effective fraud hotline service called Fraud Alert. Fraud Alert is a toll-free number, which provides employees and customers a safe outlet to report possible violations. It is proven that these hotlines help organizations save thousands of dollars.
WHO TO CONTACT
Royce Stutzman, CPA, CVA-Chairman, rstutzman@vlsllp.com
Carl Pon, CPA, CVA-Managing Partner, cpon@vlsllp.com
Linda Saddlemire, CPA, CFE-Partner, lsaddlemire@vlsllp.com
