Michael Goldman & Associates, L.L.C. - Consulting & CPA Services

Assistance for Businesses, Individuals, and their Advisors in topics including Business Valuation, Divorce, Insolvency, Fraud, Tax, and Small Business Issues

Articles published in professional journals appear on Professional Journals.  These  include:

Sniffing Out Fraud Can Lead to New Opportunities, published in the January / February 2006 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Finding Hidden Income, published in the September 2006 edition of Illinois Family Law Report, a monthly guide for Illinois Family Law practitioners.

Is it Fraud or Incompetence, published in the May / June 2007 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Book Review - The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence published in the July / August 2007 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Valuation of Start-ups and Early Stage Companies, published in the July / August 2008 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Market Turmoil May Require New Ways to Build up Cost of Capital published in the January / February 2009 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Book Review - Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide  published in the July / August 2007 edition of The Value Examiner, a professional development journal for the consulting disciplines published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Other Publications in Professional Books:

Chapter 5 of Fraud Casebook - Lessons from the Bad Side of Business edited by Joseph T. Wells of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and published by John Wiley & Sons in 2007

Chapter 3A, Forensic Investigation of a Professional Practice in Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses, edited by Ronald Brown and published annually by Aspen Law and Business in 2008 and updated annually

Chapter 2,  The Forensic Investigation in the Commercial Fraud Manual published by the American Bankruptcy Association in 2010

An article written by the Illinois Divorce Digest about one of Mr. Goldman's cases appears here.

The articles listed below were from newsletters written and published by Michael Goldman.

Insolvency:

•  Which Debtor Companies Will Emerge From Bankruptcy
•  Fix Inventory Problems Before They Balloon to a Crisis
•  Cash Management
•  Assessing Business Viability and Beginning a Turnaround Process
• Solvent or Insolvent - That is the Question                   
• Avoiding Trouble in Recessionary Times  (seminar outline)             

Fraud:

•  Sniffing Out Unrecorded Income
•  Is It Fraud or Incompetence?
•  Investing in a Small Business?  Hold on to Your Wallet!
•  Are Your Employees Stealing?
• Use Internal Controls to Minimize Loss    
• The Role of Corporate Overseers    
• The Need for Forensics in Divorce Cases      
• Investigating a Professional Practice for Undisclosed Profits     

Valuation:

•  Common Mistakes in Valuation Reports
•  Capitalization, Discounting, and Discounts
•  Valuing Small Businesses in Divorce Cases
•  Goodwill: The Key to Valuing a Professional Practice
•  Valuations of Start-ups    
• Suing for Lost Profits of a New Business  

Divorce:

• Common Mistakes in Valuation Reports
• Valuing Small Businesses in Divorce Cases
• Goodwill: The Key to Valuing a Professional Practice
• Sniffing Out Unrecorded Income
• Who Pays Taxes in a Divorce?
• The Need for Forensics in Divorce Cases    
• Investigating a Professional Practice for Undisclosed Profits     

Small Business:

• Avoiding Trouble in Recessionary Times  (seminar outline)             
• Choosing the Right Entity for your Business
•  How to Get More Tax Deductions
•  Kicking the Tires on a Business Acquisition
• Starting a Business (seminar outline)
• Managing Growth (seminar outline)
• Small Business tax breaks under the 2002 Job Creation Act   
• Valuations of Start-ups    
• The Role of Corporate Overseers    
• How Much is Financial Information Worth?

Tax:

• Who Pays Taxes in a Divorce?                               
• Education Tax Breaks                                              
• Timing of Tax Breaks under the 2001 Tax Act      
• Small Business tax breaks under the 2002 Job Creation Act  
•  How to Get More Tax Deductions
• Resolving Old Tax Debts   
• 2003 Tax Law  
• 2004 Tax Law  

Goldman's Critical Support is issued quarterly primarily to finance and legal professionals dealing with troubled companies or divorce situations.  If you would like a free copy, to be added to the mailing list, or more information, please contact me at michaelgoldman@mindspring.com.    

The Goldman Letter  is issued  on the web in is intended primarily to individuals, entrepreneurs, and small-business owners dealing with finance, tax, and management solutions.

Editorial material in these newsletters is intended to be informative, and should not be construed as advice. For advice on any specific matter, please consult your financial or legal adviser.

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