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NFP E-News Update
May 23, 2013
The Colleges and Universities Compliance Project, begun in 2008 by the IRS, distributed 400 questionnaires to a randomly-selected sample of schools to ensure compliance with current regulations. Based on responses to the questionnaires and details of the respective Form 990s, the IRS selected 34 of these colleges and universities for further review and found that unreported unrelated business income (UBI) in higher education was found in almost every case examined by the IRS.
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NFP E-News Update
May 16, 2013
A retirement plan can have a lot of benefits for non-profit organizations and their employees. Experts estimate that workers will need 70 to 90 percent of their pre-retirement income to maintain their current standard of living when they retire. By sponsoring a retirement plan, an organization will help their employees save for their future.
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NFP E-News Update
May 9, 2013
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2012-05, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Not-for-Profit Entities: Classification of the Sale Proceeds of Donated Financial Assets in the Statement of Cash Flows.
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Services [ Business Valuations ]
Blue & Co. has provided valuation services since the late 1970s. Our professional staff are known experts in the field, support attorneys in all areas of litigation and hold key certifications including Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)- Business Valuation member of the American Society of Appraisers and the AICPA's specialty designation for business valuators (ABV). Additionally, members of the valuation group have certifications in mergers & acquisitions and machinery & equipment appraisals.
-Purchases, sale, and merger of business
-Estate tax and estate tax planning
-Gift tax and planning
-Ownership transitions
-Allocation of purchase price (pursuant to FASB Statements 141 & 142)
-Buy/Sell agreements
-C-Corp to S-Corp conversions
-Consultation
- Reviews / Critiques of other valuations or appraisals
- Assistance in the purchase or sale of business
- Negotiations
-Charitable contributions
-Litigation
- Shareholder disputes
- Marital dissolutions
- Business interruption and loss
-Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)
-Financing
- SBA Business valuations
-Insolvency/Bankruptcy
- Going concern valuations
- Expert witness on reorganization or liquidation valuations