David Letterman’s “Is This Anything?” sketch provided viewers with not only a good laugh, but also a memorable maxim when contemplating meaning and relevance. At Dave’s prompt, the curtain would rise to reveal such things as a scantily clad model running a circular saw against an armored breastplate, shooting sparks across the stage. The question posed to the viewers was then, “Is this anything?” . . . does this elaborate and eye-catching show amount to any...

Transacting in cryptocurrency has been fraught with limitations since it came onto the scene over a decade ago.  Widespread adoption has been slow, as inherent volatility creates reluctance for businesses to accept crypto payments and hesitancy for customers to integrate crypto in their daily lives.  Paying a mortgage or buying an ice-cream cone, for instance, with a currency whose value can fluctuate wildly over the course of days, weeks, and months is generally unappe...

After serving as a member of the AICPA’s Damages Task Force for two years, the AICPA appointed BVA Group’s Alexander Walther to serve as Chair of the Task Force for 2022.

BVA Group’s Alexander Walther presented on the AICPA’s Annual Economic Damages Case Law Update webcast for a second year. During the webinar, Alexander and his co-panelists provided an overview of recent court decisions related to experts testifying on economic damages that would be added to the AICPA Case Repository. The AICPA Case Repository and webinar are the results of a multi-year process involving the research of numerous cases, the review of case law and court opinions, an...

After serving a three-year term on the AICPA’s CFF Credential task force, the AICPA appointed BVA Group’s Alexander Walther to its Forensic and Litigation Services Committee. The Forensic and Litigation Services Committee supports the AICPA by providing technical and educational guidance to CPAs in public practice or in the private sector who provide or seek to provide forensic accounting services and by monitoring matters that impact CPA’s ability to provide forensic accoun...

BVA Group congratulates Alexander Walther on his election to the TXCPA’s Board of Directors as a Director at Large with a term of June 2021 through May 2024. After serving as Chair of the TXCPA’s Business Valuations, Forensic and Litigation Services Committee for three years, TXCPA members nominated Alexander for a position on the TXCPA’s Board of Directors. Members of the TXCPA elected Alexander Walther to the Board of Directors in the 2021 TXCPA election cycle.

On May 4, 2021, the SEC’s Modernized Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers became effective, beginning an 18-month transition period after which investment advisers will be required to comply with a series of new rules regulating their marketing activity.

BVA Group's Alexander Walther recently presented on the AICPA's Annual Economic Damages Case Law Update webcast. During the webinar, Alexander and his co-panelists previewed the now released AICPA Case Repository, provided an in-depth discussion of court decisions related to experts testifying on economic damages, and discussed how the various court decisions may relate to practitioners who quantify damages. 

Alexander Walther recently presented on a TXCPA webinar discussing how COVID-19 has affected the role of expert witnesses and the delivery of testimony.  Alexander and his co-panelists addressed a number of topics including, but not limited to, discovery considerations, tips and tricks when using ZOOM or similar applications, the new role technology may play in future depositions and trials, and potential pitfalls and traps to be aware of when testifying remotely.

BVA Group’s Alexander Walther co-presented at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) annual Forensic & Valuation Services Conference.  He presented on the various methodologies and components that are often utilized when building economic damage models to help attendees better understand how the various pieces of an economic damages model come together to form a credible model.

BVA is proud to congratulate Alexander Walther on co-authoring the AICPA’s newly released Forensic and Valuation Services Practice Aid, Calculating Lost Profits, which updates and replaces the prior version released in 2006. The Practice Aid provides in-depth discussion of key issues relevant to lost profits calculations, examples of the types of documents typically considered in the calculation of lost profits, and a new hypothetical business case study illustrating the pract...

Laurie-Leigh White continues to serve as a leading expert, conducting lively discussion on a variety of topics. Her recent speaking engagements include the TSCPA Forensic, Litigation, and Valuation Services Conference; the Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance CLE, the Houston CPA Society Tax Expo, and the Southwest ESOP Association's Spring Conference.