{"id":19122,"date":"2026-06-03T19:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/isba\/?p=19122"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:44:32","slug":"when-your-business-valuation-takes-the-stand-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/isba\/when-your-business-valuation-takes-the-stand-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"When Your Business Valuation Takes the Stand: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">A question I get often:\u00a0<i>&#8220;How do I protect myself when a valuation gets challenged?&#8221;<\/i><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">This recent article in\u00a0<i>Working RE Magazine<\/i>,\u00a0<a id=\"OWA280a3d75-9969-47f7-6c77-54a2581d4d87\" class=\"x_underline x_underline x_underline-offset-2 x_decoration-1 x_decoration-current\/40 x_hover:decoration-current x_focus:decoration-current x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.workingre.com\/managing-increasing-legal-risks-facing-appraisers-serving-as-expert-witnesses\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workingre.com\/managing-increasing-legal-risks-facing-appraisers-serving-as-expert-witnesses\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">&#8220;<strong>When Appraisers Take the Stand<\/strong>&#8220;<\/a>, is worth 20 minutes of your time, even though it&#8217;s written for real estate appraisers. 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