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AAV• A partner acquires goodwill as the firm growsonce he/she becomes a partner.• New partner gets no part of the firm’s valuebefore he/she becomes partner (unless the newpartner buys it).• The increase in the firm’s fee volume each year isallocated based on a factor (usually comp).• Merged-in partners credited for fees brought in.• When a partner retires, his/her AAV balance isallocated to others as payments made.THEROSENBERG ASSOCIATES LTD.www.rosenbergassoc.com
AAV Illustration<strong>Partner</strong>sNet FeesJan. 1YearlyIncreaseNet FeesDec. 31GoodwillAt 80%Ptr A 1,000,000 90,000 1,090,000 872,000Ptr B 850,000 60,000 910,000 728,000Ptr C 700,000 60,000 760,000 608,000Ptr D 450,000 60,000 510,000 408,000New Ptr- E 0 30,000 30,000 24,000Total 3,000,000 300,000 3,300,000 2,640,000GW benefitsat 80%2,400,000 240,000 2,640,000THEROSENBERG ASSOCIATES LTD.www.rosenbergassoc.com
Page 1 and 2: Partner Retirement /Buyout Plans:Cu
Page 3 and 4: Rosenberg is active with CPA firms:
Page 5 and 6: Value of a CPA FirmExample: A $4 mi
Page 7 and 8: Philosophy of a CPA Firm’sPartner
Page 9 and 10: Two main types of payments1. Capita
Page 11 and 12: How to calculate a partner’sshare
Page 13 and 14: Determining aggregate value• 100%
Page 15 and 16: What happened toone times fees?1. Y
Page 17 and 18: Defining “compensation”1. All i
Page 19: AAV MethodIncremental Growth Method
Page 23 and 24: Multipleof compBook ofbusinessOwner
Page 25 and 26: Interest• Yes on capital• Rarel
Page 27 and 28: Two Common Vesting MethodsHYBRIDSIM
Page 29 and 30: NoticeShould be at least one year p
Page 31 and 32: Client Transition Policy1. Starts w
Page 33 and 34: Limits on annual payoutUsually 5-10
Page 35 and 36: Reduce benefits if clients leave?Ov
Page 38 and 39: Retired partnersworking part-time
Page 40 and 41: 40CONSELHEIRO SÉRGIO MACHADO REZEN
Page 42: Withdrawing partners• Pay 100-125
Page 45 and 46: How firms afford the buyout payment
Page 47 and 48: How to guarantee your firm will nev

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