⬤ Business Valuation Services

Business Valuation Services in Indianapolis, Indiana

Business Valuation Services in
Indianapolis, Indiana

A lender, a partner, a private-equity buyer, or the IRS eventually asks the same question: what is this business actually worth? CountSure delivers independent, defensible valuations for Indianapolis businesses, CVA certified and prepared under Licensed US CPA supervision.

The moment you need a number you can defend

In Indianapolis, a valuation rarely starts out of curiosity. It starts because a deal, a filing, or a transition is already in motion. These are the moments a defensible figure changes the result.

Raising capital

An investor wants your 409A before the term sheet lands

Growth rounds do not wait. A clean, defensible 409A lets you grant equity and close the round without the valuation becoming the thing that holds everything up.

Selling or merging

You are at the table and need ground to negotiate from

Buyer or seller, an independent valuation hands you an objective anchor, not a figure the other side can wave away as wishful thinking.

Transferring ownership

You are gifting shares or settling the estate plan

Gift and estate filings draw IRS attention. A well-supported valuation protects the transfer, and the family relying on it, long after the paperwork is signed.

Facing an audit

An examiner is asking how you arrived at the number

When that question lands, your answer is the file behind it. We build reports to be read by exactly the people most likely to push back.

Not sure which one fits your situation?

Tell us what is on the calendar and we will point you to the valuation you actually need, or tell you plainly if you do not need one yet.

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

Producing a number is the easy part. Making it survive scrutiny is the work, and that is where most of our hours go.

A CountSure valuation reaches past the headline financials to the things that genuinely move value for an Indianapolis business, then pulls them into a single conclusion you can defend in front of a bank, a board, or an IRS 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 Chicago and national transactions and multiples.

Built to be defended, not just delivered

A valuation is really tested on the day someone challenges it. Ours are assembled for that day, not just for the cover page.

Documented to the last assumption

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

IRS-aware preparation

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

Recognized methodology

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

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.

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 NY 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 Indianapolis

Value drivers are not the same from one sector to the next. We shape the analysis around how each of these Indianapolis industries actually earns its money.

Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

Anchored by Eli Lilly, Roche Diagnostics, and Corteva, Indy’s life-sciences cluster carries heavy IP, patent, and pipeline value that a credible valuation has to capture for funding, licensing, and ownership transfers.

Logistics & Distribution

As the Crossroads of America, with the FedEx hub at the airport and major Amazon footprints, Indy’s trucking, warehousing, and fulfillment operators need valuations for lending, partner buyouts, and exits.

Advanced Manufacturing

From Rolls-Royce and Allison Transmission to Cummins and a deep base of suppliers, Indy manufacturers need precise valuations for succession, recapitalization, and sale, each with its own contract and equipment value.

Healthcare & Insurance

With IU Health and Elevance Health among the metro’s largest employers, providers, clinics, and health-services companies carry intangible and regulatory value a credible conclusion has to read correctly.

Technology & Venture-Backed Startups

From Salesforce’s regional hub to the High Alpha and Mass Ave startup scene, Indy tech companies need defensible 409A valuations to issue equity and stay clean through every round.

What makes an Indianapolis valuation different

National method, local reality. These are the dynamics we factor in that an out-of-market template would quietly miss.

A life-sciences economy where value sits in intangibles

The pharma and bioscience base around Eli Lilly, Roche, and Corteva runs on patents, pipelines, and IP rather than hard assets. Pricing an Indy life-sciences business means valuing what does not show up cleanly on a balance sheet, not just last year's earnings.

Logistics and advanced manufacturing give the metro real diversification

As the Crossroads of America, Indy pairs a deep distribution and warehousing base with advanced manufacturing names like Rolls-Royce, Allison, and Cummins. Each carries its own value drivers, contract structures, and equipment weight a credible valuation has to read correctly.

Indiana tax rules layered on the federal picture

Indiana's flat state income tax, county local income taxes (LIT), and the business personal property tax on equipment and machinery all stack onto federal requirements. A defensible conclusion has to reflect that layering, not gloss over it.

Why Choose CountSure?

Plenty of firms can hand you a valuation. Here is what Indianapolis owners get when they choose us to prepare 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 Indianapolis market

We factor in the local realities, from a life-sciences economy weighted toward IP to a logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare base and Indiana's own tax layering, that an out-of-market template would miss.

The people who come to us in Indianapolis

How fast

1 to 2 weeks

is the typical draft turnaround for many standard valuations once your data is in hand. We confirm a firm timeline on the first call, and we offer expedited delivery when a deal, a round, or a filing deadline is setting the pace.

Across Indianapolis and the metro area

We serve businesses throughout the city of Indianapolis and the surrounding region:

Valuation questions Indianapolis owners ask us

What usually triggers a valuation for an Indianapolis business?

Almost always a deal or a deadline: an acquisition or sale, a funding round that needs a 409A, or an estate or gift filing. Bank lending requirements and succession planning bring owners in regularly too.

How do you value a life-sciences or IP-heavy business?

By valuing what drives it. Pharma, bioscience, and tech companies hold most of their worth in patents, pipelines, and other intangibles, so we value those directly rather than leaning on book assets, 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 bar we build to. Reports are CVA certified and prepared under Licensed US CPA supervision using recognized methodology, with every assumption documented so the work survives review.

How often should an Indianapolis startup refresh its 409A?

As a general rule, once a year, or sooner after a material event such as a new financing round or a meaningful shift in the business or its 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 built 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.

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Put a number you can defend on your Indianapolis business

Bring 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.