ACCT 70581 - Valuation Methods in Litigation Support

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Accountancy

Description:

As a broad categorization, accountants and finance professionals provide two types of litigation support services - forensic accounting services and valuation services. The Accounting Fraud Examination course, Acct. 70571, focuses on forensic accounting services while Acct. 70581 focuses on valuation services. A variety of situations arise where experts are called on to provide a valuation suitable for use in a court of law. A partial list includes valuations related to minority shareholder disputes, private companies, specific asset valuations, estate tax disputes, valuation of assets in divorce situations and intellectual property damage calculations. The focus of the course is on litigation that requires a valuation estimate. Most of the course will focus on analysis of actual valuation court cases. Several expert witness professionals will share their insights with students. The goals of the course are to broaden student valuation skills and to open their eyes to the exciting career opportunities available to valuation experts in litigation support.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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