Continuing Professional Education on Business Valuation & Litigation
Upcoming Webinars:
- April 8, 2026: Oh, Just Be Reasonable… Determining Owners’ Compensation
- May 12, 2026: Hitchner and Martin Tackle the Tough Topics (TTT) Series
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Oh, Just Be Reasonable… Determining Owners’ Compensation
Speaker: Kevin Yeanoplos, CPA/ABV, ASA
Webinar Description:
Determining owners’ compensation is arguably the most important normalizing adjustment in a business valuation, and yet we seem to “gloss over” it with an inadequate analysis. This informative session will help you to understand when, where, and how to come up with “reasonable replacement compensation” that is defensible. You won’t want to miss it.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, the participants will:
- Understand the origins of “reasonable replacement compensation”
- Become familiar with important case law relative to “reasonable replacement compensation”
- Understand the key factors in determining “reasonable replacement compensation”
- Learn some key resources available in determining “reasonable replacement compensation”
- Learn what makes a resource a “good” one
- Learn what the “gotchas” are in determining “reasonable replacement compensation”
Handouts:
- VPS Webinar slides
- Following the webinar, attendees will have access to a video recording of the program
About the Presenter:
Kevin Yeanoplos, CPA/ABV, ASA is President and Director of Valuation Services for Brueggeman and Johnson Yeanoplos, P.C., an Arizona-based firm with a national client base specializing in business and intellectual property valuation, financial analysis, and litigation support.
Over the course of his career, Kevin has assisted clients throughout the country with the valuation of a wide range of intangible assets—including patents, trademarks, and song catalogs—for matters involving divorce, financial reporting, gift and estate tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, ESOPs, and other complex transactions. His business valuation work spans many industries, including healthcare, technology, construction, professional practices, and automobile dealerships. Kevin has also served as both an expert witness and a court-appointed neutral in state and federal courts, helping judges and juries understand complex valuation and financial analysis issues.
Kevin is a frequent speaker and educator on valuation, applied finance, and financial analysis. He has presented to organizations including the FBI, AICPA, American Society of Appraisers, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and several state bar associations. He served on the faculty of the AICPA National Business Valuation School for more than 30 years and has taught graduate accounting courses at both the University of Denver and Grand Canyon University.
He has authored or contributed to numerous valuation publications and currently serves on the editorial board of the Business Valuation Review. Kevin holds a BS (magna cum laude) from the University of Utah and an MBA from the University of Denver.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Hitchner and Martin Tackle the Tough Topics (TTT) Series
Speakers: Jim Hitchner, CPA/ABV/CFF and Harold Martin, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CFE
Webinar Description:
Over the years, we’ve been sharing real-world insights on best practices, common pitfalls, and valuation “secrets” that every practitioner should know. That list has grown — there are now hundreds.
In this session, we narrow it down and tackle the tough topics, the ones that consistently create challenges, spark debate, or get overlooked entirely. From avoiding costly mistakes to strengthening your analyses and conclusions, this session is designed to sharpen your thinking and elevate your work.
Whether you’re looking to refine your approach or pressure-test your current methods, you’ll walk away with practical insights you can apply immediately to your business valuations.
Learning Objectives
In this session, participants will learn:
- How to deal with Personal Guarantees on Debt in Small Businesses
- The FINAL Word on S Corps (Taxes, Minority, Control, and Models)
- Acceptable Methods for Valuing a Minority Interest with and without Control Adjustments
- A Recommended Procedure for Applying the Guideline Company Transactions Method (New Case Studies for Small and Large Businesses)
- The Fallacy of Control Premiums Based on Public Company Acquisitions
- A Recommended Procedure to Support your Cost of Capital
- What Business Valuation Standards are the Best/Worst?
- Are Long-term Growth Rates Too High?
- Professional Practices and Goodwill in Divorce Valuations – One Professional vs. All the Professionals
Handouts:
- VPS Webinar slides
- Various related articles
- Following the webinar, attendees will have access to a video recording of the program
Continuing Professional Education on Business Valuation & Litigation
Jim Hitchner’s Valuation Products and Services (VPS) provides tools to assist practitioners in business valuation, litigation services, and forensics and fraud.
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