Asset Type

Businesses

During conversation with donors about how to make a gift that's tax-advantaged and helps them accomplish life objectives, there are two areas that contribute heavily to your credibility:

Sole Proprietorship: How to Value

Valuing the assets of a sole proprietorship is pretty straightforward:

Regardless of the capital assets owned by the proprietor, in order to receive a gift of the assets, you need to have a qualified appraisal of the assets. And that's it.

You don't need to get an appraisal that evaluates what the business would be worth with all the assets plus a premium for the name and reputation of the business (such and appraisal is frequently referred to as "Blue Sky"), because tax policy precludes that complete package from being a good gift.

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