⬤ Business Valuation Services

Business Valuation Services in Los Angeles, California

When a board, a buyer, an investor, or the IRS asks what your company is worth, the answer has to hold. CountSure delivers independent, defensible valuations for New York businesses, CVA certified and prepared under Licensed US CPA supervision.

The moment you need a number you can defend

Most Los Angeles valuations start with a deadline, not curiosity. Here is where a defensible figure changes the outcome.

Raising capital

An investor wants your 409A before the term sheet

Venture and growth-stage rounds move fast. A defensible 409A lets you issue equity and close without a valuation question stalling the deal.

Selling or merging

You are negotiating a price and need leverage

Whether you are the buyer or the seller, an independent valuation gives you objective ground to negotiate from instead of a number someone can dispute.

Transferring ownership

You are gifting shares or planning your estate

Gift and estate filings invite IRS scrutiny. A supportable valuation protects the transfer and the people who depend on it.

Facing an audit

An auditor or examiner is asking how you got there

When the question comes, the answer is the documentation. Our reports are built to be read by the people most likely to challenge them.

Not sure which one applies to you yet?

Tell us what is coming up and we will point you to the right valuation, or tell you honestly if you do not need one.

Valuation Services We Offer

Eight focused services, each matched to a specific purpose, stage, and standard of value.

Startup Valuation

Defensible valuations for early-stage and venture-backed companies raising capital or issuing equity.

409A Valuation

IRS-compliant fair market value reports for common stock and employee equity grants.

Purchase Price Allocation

Allocation of acquisition consideration across tangible and intangible assets for reporting.

Portfolio Valuation

Audit-ready fair value marks for funds, GPs, and institutional investors.

Intangible Asset
Valuation

Valuation of patents, trademarks, customer relationships, and other intangibles.

Merger & Acquisition Valuation

Transaction support and fairness analysis for buy-side and sell-side deals.

Gift & Estate
Tax Valuation

IRS-compliant valuations for
wealth transfer, gifting, and estate planning.

Compliance Service Valuation

Ongoing valuation support to keep your business audit-ready and compliant.

A figure is only as good as what sits behind it

Anyone can produce a number. What makes it hold up is the evidence underneath, and that is where we spend our time.

A CountSure valuation looks past the headline financials to the things that actually move value for a Los Angeles business, then ties them together into one conclusion you can stand behind in front of an investor, a board, or an examiner.

What you own and owe

A full read of the balance sheet and capital structure, not just the top-line numbers.

How you earn

Forward-looking analysis of cash flow, margins, and the durability of the earnings.

Where you can go

Realistic assessment of growth, scalability, and competitive position in your market.

What the market says

Benchmarking against comparable New York and national transactions and multiples.

Built to be defended, not just delivered

The real test of a valuation is the day someone pushes back on it. Ours are prepared for that day.

Credentialed oversight

Led by Parth Shah, US CPA and Indian FCA. Our valuation practice is CVA certified through NACVA, and every engagement runs under Licensed US CPA supervision, with work credentialed under IBBI and ICAI on the India side.

Recognized methodology

We apply established income, market, and asset-based approaches consistently, so the logic is transparent and repeatable.

IRS-aware preparation

Reports are prepared with IRS expectations in mind, giving you clean support for 409A, gift, estate, and transfer matters.

Documented to the last assumption

Each conclusion is traceable to its inputs, so the report survives audit, due diligence, and investor review.

Not the same thing as an asset appraisal

A common mix-up. Here is how a business valuation differs from appraising a single asset like real estate.

Business Valuation		Asset Appraisal (e.g. Real Estate)
What's valued	The whole operating enterprise, including cash flow, intangibles, and growth prospects.	A single physical asset, such as a building or office property.
How	Income (DCF), market (comparable Los Angeles, California transactions), and asset-based approaches.	Sales comparison, cost, and property-specific income approaches.
Result	One fair market value for the business equity or enterprise.	An estimated value for the identified property or tangible asset.

From first call to a report you can use

A clear path with no surprises, so you always know what is happening and what comes next.

We agree on the brief

We pin down the purpose, the standard of value, and the effective date, so the engagement is scoped correctly from day one.

You hand over the data

Financials, cap table, and the operational and legal documents we need, collected securely.

We read the market

We analyze Los Angeles trends, comparable transactions, and the benchmarks relevant to your sector.

We choose the approach

Income, market, or asset-based, whichever fits your situation, applied with documented reasoning.

We build and write it up

The model and a clear, standards-aligned report, complete with assumptions and support.

We stand behind it

We walk you through the findings and stay on call for boards, investors, auditors, and the IRS.

Industries We Serve in Los Angeles

Value drivers differ by sector. We tailor the analysis to how each of these Los Angeles industries actually makes money.

Entertainment, Media & Streaming

Studios, production companies, and content libraries depend on intangible, brand, and catalog valuations through acquisitions, financing, and ownership changes.

Aerospace & Defense

From El Segundo to the South Bay, contractors and space-tech firms need rigorous valuations for funding rounds, M&A, and shareholder transactions.

Technology & Venture-Backed Startups

Silicon Beach companies need defensible 409A valuations to issue equity and stay clean through every round.

International Trade & Logistics

Importers, distributors, and logistics operators tied to the LA and Long Beach port complex require valuations for succession, sale, and lending.

Real Estate & Development

Sponsors and developers need precise entity and asset valuations for partnership transfers, estates, and deals.

Professional Services

Law, consulting, and advisory firms value goodwill and earnings for partner buyouts, mergers, and succession.

What makes a Los Angeles valuation different

National method, local reality. These are the dynamics we factor in that a generic template would miss.

An economy built on intangible value

From Hollywood content libraries to studio IP and brand portfolios, much of LA's enterprise value lives off the balance sheet, and a credible conclusion has to capture it properly.

Aerospace, space-tech, and a deep startup bench

From El Segundo's aerospace corridor to Silicon Beach, venture-backed and high-growth companies carry heavy intangible value and fast-moving rounds that demand investor-ready, defensible methodology.

California tax complexity layered on federal rules

High state income tax, the LA city business tax, and California-specific transfer rules stack onto federal requirements, and a credible valuation has to account for all of it.

Why Choose CountSure?

Plenty of firms can produce a valuation. Here is what you get when Los Angeles owners choose us to do it.

Independent, CPA-supervised

CVA certified through NACVA and run under Licensed US CPA supervision, so you get an impartial conclusion that holds up to investors, auditors, and the IRS.

One accountable lead

Your work is led by Parth Shah, US CPA, CVA, and Indian FCA, not handed off to a faceless team. You always know who stands behind the number.

A full-service partner

Valuation connects to our wider tax, accounting, and advisory work, so the conclusion fits the bigger picture instead of sitting in isolation.

Built for the Los Angeles market

We factor in the local realities, from an intangible-heavy entertainment economy to layered California tax, that a generic, out-of-market template would miss.

The people who come to us in Los Angeles

How fast

2 to 4 weeks

is the typical draft turnaround for many standard valuations once we have your data. We confirm a firm timeline at the first call, and we offer expedited delivery when a transaction, round, or filing deadline is driving the clock.

Across Los Angeles and the metro area

We serve businesses throughout the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding region:

Valuation questions Los Angeles owners ask us

What usually triggers a valuation for a Los Angeles business?

Most often it is a deal or a deadline: an M&A transaction, a funding round that requires a 409A, or an estate or gift filing. Strategic planning and lender requirements come up regularly too.

How do you value an entertainment or content business?

Carefully, because so much of the value is intangible. We look past the financials to IP, catalog, brand, and recurring revenue, and we benchmark against comparable transactions so the conclusion holds up to a buyer, a lender, or the IRS.

Will the report hold up to the IRS and to auditors?

That is the standard we build to. Reports are CVA certified and prepared under Licensed US CPA supervision using recognized methodology, with every assumption documented so the work withstands review.

How often should a Los Angeles startup refresh its 409A?

As a rule of thumb, once a year, or sooner after a material event such as a new round or a meaningful change in the business or market.

Can you value a company with operations outside the US?

Yes. With US CPA supervision and IBBI/ICAI-credentialed valuation expertise on the India side, we are set up for businesses with cross-border or multi-jurisdictional operations.

How long will it take?

For many standard valuations, a draft within a few weeks of receiving your data, with expedited options when a deadline is driving the timeline.

Who actually does the work?

Engagements are led by Parth Shah, US CPA and Indian FCA. Our valuation practice is CVA (Certified Valuation Analyst) certified through NACVA, with US valuations performed under US CPA supervision and work credentialed under IBBI and ICAI on the India side.

Get Started

Put a number you can defend on your Los Angeles business

ing us the deadline, the deal, or the filing. We will give you an independent, audit-ready valuation, prepared under Licensed US CPA supervision, that holds up when it counts.