ABAR Designation via Distance Learning

Program Content
Business appraisal review is a critical component of every business appraiserâ€™s practice. No firm can risk being caught unaware of quality assurance problems. Customer demands, potential penalties and sanctions and loss of business, are real possibilities in this era of heightened focus on professional responsibility. This course and the associated accreditation, ensure that practitioners and firms are equipped to optimize the quality of business appraisals produced by firm associates. The course teaches an innovative appraisal review and quality assurance procedure, and, upon successful completion of the course, examination and business appraisal review report (all administered during the webinar sessions), participants may qualify for the Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) accreditation from the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Participants will get a new perspective on their appraisal techniques, be able to critically review the work product of others, and get their accreditation upon satisfactory completion of the workshop. Plus, the ABAR accreditation provides an instant economic advantage to the business appraiser.

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Learning Objectives
Participants are presented with an appraisal review outline and rubric, as well as a template for a business appraisal review report. Participants learn the techniques of business appraisal review and apply these techniques in small group breakout sessions which meet by telephone once or twice between each webinar session to work on case studies. When participants have completed the webinar series they will be able to:

Express their business appraisal review findings in a concise and effective fashion
Identify the elements of business appraisal review of interest to stakeholders in the appraisal process
Identify strengths and potential weaknesses of their appraisal reports
List ways that they can improve their mentoring and coaching skills

Who Should Attend
Accredited practitioners (CBA, CVA, AVA, ABV, ASA, CFA) interested in advancing their appraisal skills and developing new business opportunities, accredited practitioners acting as expert witnesses, and senior practitioners in charge of appraisal staff will greatly benefit from the skills taught in the workshop. Also, valuation practitioners representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and other regulatory agencies.

Program Level: Intermediate	Delivery Method: Group-Internet-Based
Prerequisites: Participants should hold a business appraisal designation awarded by IBA, AICPA, ASA, CICBV or NACVA, or the CFA designation.	CPE Credits: Twenty six (26) for entire series
Advanced Preparation: Pre-reading materials will be provided by IBA.	Fields of study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications - 18 Regulatory Ethics - 8

Because every live webinar presentation will include periodic online questions during the session to assess continuous participation and to determine the program’s effectiveness, both the primary registrant and any additional registrants must view and listen to the webinar presentation at individual computers in order to receive NASBA/NACVA qualified CPE credit.

Pricing
This Four-Part Webinar Series is packaged and priced at $1800 for the entire series of four sessions. In the event a webinar participant registers and pays for the series and is unable to attend one of the sessions, a recording of the missed session will be emailed to the participant in order to obtain the missed information. You will not be able to receive NASBA qualifying CPE credit for the missed live webinar presentations.

To register call (866) 353-5406 OR complete the Registration Form: click here and fax it to (954) 827-0131 or scan and email it to registration@go-iba.org. For information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation policies, please call IBA Member Services at (866) 353-5406.

IMPORTANT NOTE: After you register, you will receive email confirmations with webinar logon and teleconference instructions. Please check your spam and/or junk folders to insure you receive these communications. Thank you!

Webinar Cancellations
There is no charge to transfer to another webinar. Cancellations received in writing two weeks prior to the webinar will be eligible for a prompt refund. Cancellations received less than two weeks prior to the day of the scheduled webinar will be issued, upon request, a credit which may be used towards another Consultants’ Institute Training offering.