Newsletter
Arxis Financial provides an informative newsletter for our clients and contacts:
2024:
- December 2024: 7 Simple Steps to Corporate Fraud Prevention
- October 2024: Damage Calculations and Use of Experts in Breach of Contract Matters
- August 2024: Reviewing and Critiquing a Valuation Report
- June 2024: Risky Business: When Lost Value Damages Do Not Involve Lost Income
- April 2024: Probate Dispute — Hidden & Stolen Assets
- February 2024: Considerations in Selecting an Expert for Wrongful Termination Matters
2023:
- December 2023: Impact of Tainted Food Product – Lost Profit
- October 2023: Income Documentation and Verification in Family Court Matters
- August 2023: Creative Resolution to Real Estate Dispute
- June 2023: Breach of Contract – Damages Calculations
- April 2023: Practical Applications of Business Valuations for Estate Planning Purposes
- February 2023: Valuation Considerations Involving Intangible Assets
Articles
Our professionals have written numerous articles that provide a tremendous resource for our clients and business contacts:
Forensic Accounting
- The Role of the Financial Expert in Damage Cases
- Breach of Contract – Damages Calculations
- Embezzlement of Company Funds
- Family Law – Shareholder Income from an S Corporation
- Commercial Litigation and Forensic Accounting (as published in “Valley Lawyer”, reprinted with permission)
- Inventory Losses – When to Hire a Forensic Accountant
- Commercial Litigation and the Use of Forensic Accountants
- Why Are ‘Forensic Business Valuations’ Needed & How Are They Calculated?
- Case Examples in Employee Theft and the Role of a Forensic Accountant
- The Role of a Forensic Accountant in Combating Unfair Business Practices
- Trade Secret Theft: You’re A Victim, Now What?
- The Role of a Forensic Accountant in Property and Liability Losses
- Business Interruption Claims: Should a Forensic Accountant be Retained?
- Income Documentation and Verification in Family Court Matters
- Insurance Fraud Matters: Should You Hire a Forensic Accountant?
- Tax Court Rejects Tax Affecting S Corporation Earnings
- Valuing Economic Damages after an Armed Robbery
Litigation Consulting
- The Financial Expert: An Essential Addition to the Litigation Team (as published in “Valley Lawyer”, reprinted with permission)
- Dissenting Shareholders in a Buyout – Litigation Consulting and Business Valuation Issues
- Fraud and Theft of Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Cash and Marketable Securities
- Wrongful Termination: How a Litigation Consultant Helps Your Case
- Commercial Litigation: Improving Your Chances for Victory
- Practical Uses of Litigation Consultants and Forensic Accountants in Divorce Matters
- 12th Annual Guide to Expert Witnesses
- Business Interruption: Case Example and Lessons Learned
- Considerations in Selecting an Expert for Wrongful Termination Matters
- Damage Calculations and Use of Experts in Breach of Contract Matters
- How to Resolve Contract Disputes by Using an Accounting Expert
- Partnership Dissolutions and Disputes: The Effective Use of a Financial Expert
- The Role of the Forensic Accountant in Insurance Claims/Bad Faith
Business Valuation
- Balance Sheets and the Asset Approach
- Benefit Stream Error: Locking in Adjustments for an Eternity
- Business Valuation in Buy-Sell Agreements (as published in “Santa Barbara Lawyer”, reprinted with permission)
- Current Events in Estate and Gift Taxes
- Succession Planning Options for Family-Owned Businesses
- The Critical Nature of a Business Valuation in Estate Planning
- Business Valuation Services for Marital Dissolution (as published in “Valley Lawyer,” reprinted with permission)
- Business Valuation in Divorce Engagements
- Capital Sources and Valuation in Business Bankruptcies
- Determination of the Value of a Business for Purposes of a Buy-Sell Agreement
- Developing Appropriate Capitalization Discount
- Engagement Letters
- Estate of Frazier Jelke — Value of Imbedded Capital Gains
- Family Limited Partnerships: Great Facts — and the Taxpayer Still Loses!
- Fundamentals of Fair Market Value
- How to Select a Business Valuation Expert
- How to Value a Business When Data and Cooperation Are Not Forthcoming from Management: An In-Depth Explanation of Forensic Business Valuations (reprinted with permission from “Orange County Lawyer” magazine, published by the Orange County Bar Association)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: When & How to Use a Valuation Expert
- Practical Applications of Business Valuations for Estate Planning Purposes
- The Effect of Asbestos Litigation on the Valuation of a Business
- The Role of a Business Valuation in Divorce Cases
- The Role of a Business Valuation in Succession Planning
- Top 10 Valuation Errors (reprinted with permission from “California CPA” published by CalCPA)
- Valuing Economic Damages after an Armed Robbery
- Valuing Professional Goodwill
Fraud Investigation & Prevention
- “Clandestine Forensic Accounting Adventure to Uncover Fraud,” as published by i-sight.com
- “Corporate Fraud is as Prevalent as it is Preventable,” as published by i-sight.com
- “Combatting Workplace Fraud through Internal Controls,” as published by i-sight.com
- “7 Simple Steps to Corporate Fraud Prevention,” as published by i-sight.com
- “What We Can Learn from a Fraud Investigation,” as published by i-sight.com
- “External Financial Statement Audits Don’t Expose Fraud,”as published by i-sight.com
- Health South: A Case Study in Corporate Fraud
- Inventory Fraud: Detecting, Preventing & Prosecuting
- Real Estate Fraud Litigation: The Proper Selection and Use of Forensic Accountants (reprinted with permission from Valley Lawyer, San Fernando Valley Bar Association)
Speeches
Chris Hamilton, CPA, CFE, CVA is a nationally-recognized author and speaker. His recent and upcoming speaking engagements include:
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION |
| February, 2024 | Not All Experts are Created Equal | American College of Business Court Judges (webinar) |
| Dec, 2023 | Judicial Training: Commercial Damages and Lost Profits | American College of Business Court Judges (webinar) |
| Oct, 2023 | Judicial Training: Demystifying Business Valuation | American College of Business Court Judges (webinar) |
| Jun, 2023 | Ethics, Morality, and Law | Reagan Presidential Library |
| May, 2023 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jan, 2023 | How and When to Use a Valuation Expert | Woodland Hills, CA |
| Jan, 2023 | Believing Your Lying Eyes – Fraud in Broad Daylight | Ventura, CA |
| Dec, 2022 | Income and Asset Approaches to Valuation | Park City, UT |
| Dec, 2022 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Park City, UT |
| Oct, 2022 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Webinar – NACVA |
| Oct, 2022 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (4 Days) | Internal Revenue Service |
| Oct, 2022 | The Impact of Inflation on Valuation and Damage Calculations | Around the Valuation World |
| Jul, 2022 | The Effect of Inflation on Margins and Profitability | Webinar-Pocket Experts |
| Jun, 2022 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Salt Lake City, UT |
| May, 2022 | Surviving a Supply Chain Crisis in Today’s Market | Webinar-Pocket Experts |
| June, 2021 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Webinar – NACVA |
| Mar, 2021 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Webinar – NACVA |
| Mar, 2021 | Using Seller’s Discretionary Earnings Multiple for Valuation | Webinar-Pocket Experts |
| Mar, 2021 | Using Cash Flow Multiples to Value a Company | Webinar-Pocket Experts |
| Jan, 2021 | Valuation Fundamentals, Theory & Techniques (2 Days) | Webinar – NACVA |