The Professional's Guide to Fair Value: The Future of Financial Reporting

About the Author

James P. Catty, MA, CPA/ABV (U.S.), CA•CBV (Canada), CVA, CFA, CFE, is president and founder of Corporate Valuation Services Limited (1988), a Canadian firm that specializes in valuing technology-oriented businesses, their securities, and their assets throughout the world. In 2006, he became chairman of the International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts (IACVA), a global financial knowledge transfer and accrediting association with presences in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam. Since 2008 he has served as of counsel to Hanlin Moss, PS, Certified Public Accountants of Seattle, United States and Xi'an, China. He holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Oxford and has been active in the profession for over 50 years. His clients range from government departments and agencies to law firms, multinational businesses, local start-ups, and individuals; nearly all are word-of-mouth referrals. He has contributed numerous articles to various publications and made presentations to professional groups in China, France, Germany, Israel, Romania, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He is the general editor of Guide to Fair Value under IFRS, published by John Wiley & Sons in April 2010, and principal contributor to the first and second editions of the ...