On this episode of Forensically Speaking, Jonathan Marks, CPA/CFF, CITP, CGMA, CFE, a partner in Baker Tilly's Global Forensic and Litigation Services group, delves into best practices for businesses and organizations planning for and responding to a sudden emergency crisis situation.

Valuation experts can help businesses determine their value using a number of different methods, but there are some pitfalls to watch out for in the analysis. Our guest, Frank Wisehart, is a Partner in RGL’s San Francisco office. He joined us to talk about the primary approaches to business valuation and some of the more common valuation errors he has seen throughout his career.

The passage of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) in December 2017 brought many changes to the US tax code, including a new set of provisions regarding the tax deductibility of alimony. Our guest, Briggs Stahl, joins us to discuss this new provision and what it means for family law professionals. Briggs is a partner in the Tampa office of RGL Forensics, and has focused his career on quantifying damages in a variety of legal disputes.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of measuring economic damages in legal disputes. Our guest, Jeff George, has been a forensic accountant for over a decade and provides deposition and trial testimony in a variety of legal cases.