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Staff Qualifications

All of the Professional Staff at SMS have achieved one or more of the following certifications and accredidations:

  • CPA - Certified Public Accountant
  • ABV - Accredited in Business Valuation
  • ASA - Accredited Senior Appraisers
  • CVA - Certified Valuation Analysts
  • CFE - Certified Fraud Examiners
  • CFF - Certified in Financial Forensics

Contact SMS

SMS Valuation & Financial Forensics, LLC
Susan M. Saidens, Principal

VALLEYBROOKE Corporate Center
101 Lindenwood Dr., Suite 225
Malvern, PA 19355
484.875.3068 Tel
610.942.4746 Fax

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We are proud that our work has been reviewed by the Big Four accountants, accountants from the Top 100 accounting firms, as well as the Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Financial Statement Reporting - Fair Value

  • Business Combinations/Acquisitions for Financial Reporting
  • Impairment studies on goodwill and other intangible assets
  • Restricted stock valuations
  • Valuation of employee stock options
  • Valuation of warrants
  • Transactions and financings
  • Financial advisors to independent board committees

Tax Compliance

  • Closely held stock valuations for family gifting and estate tax compliance
  • Business valuations for corporate restructurings and related tax planning
  • Stock option valuations under IRC Section 409a
  • Business & intangible asset valuations in connection with Subchapter S tax status
  • Intellectual property valuations
  • Restricted stock valuations for family gifting and estate tax compliance
  • Valuation of covenants not to compete

Litigation Support

  • Business damages
  • Lost profits analyses
  • Contract disputes
  • Buy - Sell agreements
  • Review of expert reports for potential rebuttal testimony or cross examination
  • Analysis of complex business issues from a valuation perspective
  • Marital dissolution
  • Valuation of closely held or publicly traded securities

Corporate Valuation Services

  • Buying/selling a business or an ownership interest in a business
  • Fairness and solvency opinions
  • Going public
  • Reorganizing family-owned businesses
  • Partner and shareholder disputes
  • Determining the value of Family Limited Partnerships