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Valuation Methods: The Relief-From-Royalty-Method

WACC in IFRS Impairment Testing under IAS 36 Explained

Variants of the beta factor: an overview of the differences

Typification of taxation in business valuation

Transfer Pricing Database: A Comprehensive Guide for Tax Consultants

The perpetual annuity in business valuation

The equity risk premium in business valuation: calculation and application

The discount rate in the IFRS impairment test (IAS 36)

The country risk premium: calculation and application in business valuation

Svensson Method: A Tool for Yield Curve Estimation

The Arm's Length Principle: Significance & Applications

The DLOM and its Significance for Valuation Practice

Sustainability Assessment (ESG Factors): Measurement and Management of Corporate Performance

Taxes in Objectified Company Valuation

Sustainable growth rate in business valuation

Special features of the reconciliation of company value in IDW S13

Special Features of IDW S13 in Business Value Assessment

Size-Premium in the business valuation of SMEs

SME valuation: Simplified methods vs. enterprise value models

Size Premium: Higher returns for smaller companies?

Risks in the valuation of employee shareholdings

Raw beta vs. adjusted beta: Choosing the right beta factors in the CAPM

Shareholder loans: Tips for correct interest calculation

Risk-free interest rate in business valuation

Purchase price allocation under IFRS/German GAAP

Perpetuity: Investments and depreciation

Practical tips for the valuation of SMEs

Listed peer group companies for business valuation purposes

Liquidity Planning: Strategic Management of Solvency

Insecure vs. secure tax shield

Investment Management: Strategic Control of Company Shares

Introduction to loan valuation and the private debt market

Is total beta an alternative in SME valuation?

Impairment Test under IFRS IAS 36: Basics and Pitfalls

IFRS 2 Volatilities: Key Factor for the Valuation of Share-based Payments

In-depth basics of the multiples procedure

Industry beta in business valuation

IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement in Practice

IFRS 13: Measurement techniques and measurement inputs

IFRS 16 in business valuation

IFRS 2 Share-based Payment and Transactions: Fundamentals and Practical Significance

IDW S13 on the valuation of compensation claims in property law disputes

IDW S1: Present value equivalent uniform riskfree base rate

Expertise on the beta factors

IDW S1: Requirements for rounding the riskfree base rate

IDW Guideline 1/2023: Gearing in Company Valuation

Goodwill Impairment Test: A Guide to Initial and Subsequent Accounting

GmbH loans to shareholders: returns, liquidity and tax benefits

Deferred taxes in business valuation

Gearing in the multiples valuation

Debt beta in business valuation

Expert knowledge Discount rate

Determining arm's length interest rates using the Comparable Uncontrolled Price method

Consistent application of the multiples method

Cash and cash equivalents required for business valuation

Cost of capital and beta-factor databases – an overview for auditors

Cash Flow Statement: Transparency and Management of Financial Flows in the Company

Calculating the market risk premium – with the dividend discount model (DDM)

BGH ruling on debt liabilities in the capitalized earnings method

BGH ruling: Guideline for the valuation of a freelance practice

Bid-ask spread in business valuation - significance for the beta factors

Briefing - Credit Spreads Pro Update 2025

Beta factors: Influence of the liquidity of equity trading

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