Litigation Support

Detailed topics:

• Taxation

• Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets

• Real Estate
• Damages and Casualty Losses
• Estate Tax
• International Tax
• Litigation Support

Arthur Consulting Group, Inc., is a carefully configured and focused international valuation and tax consulting firm. We have offices in Los Angeles, New Jersey, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas, from which we serve an international clientele.

We specialize in preparing thoroughly documented valuation and tax studies and expert testimony for clients requiring independent support for negotiation, due diligence, reporting, audit, or litigation purposes. Our methodologies have proven acceptable to reviewing third parties such as auditors, financial institutions, regulators, assessors, the Internal Revenue Service, the Justice Department, and numerous other bodies at the local, state, federal and international levels.

TAXATION

Arthur Consulting Group, Inc., is focused upon valuation in the tax environment, and has unparalleled knowledge and experience in this arena. Our advice is regularly sought by the Internal Revenue Service on a variety of valuation issues. We have acted as experts for both the Service and taxpayers, and have developed methods which are now the accepted standard in many applications

Our relationship with the Service benefits you and your clients. It gives you access to current thinking and interpretation in important areas of tax-related valuation, and assures you that our methods are accepted and used by the Service itself.

At state and local levels, our real estate division has realized significant tax savings for clients with one-of-a-kind properties, properties experiencing changing economic outlooks, and real and personal property affected by obsolescence.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intellectual property and intangible assets may be the most important assets a client has. Yet, they are difficult to value, and the damages suffered from loss or infringement can be hard to determine. A background in accounting or hard asset valuation does not translate into a capability to value intangible holdings. Analysts must have training in economics, forecasting, statistics, and industry and competitive analysis, and sometimes engineering, to address these issues. Arthur Consulting Group is especially proud of its qualifications in these areas.

REAL ESTATE

We support real estate attorneys and their clients in the areas of property taxation, valuation, construction cost segregation for maximization of depreciation cash flow, and construction cost audit. We are especially qualified to value unique or flagship properties and properties experiencing obsolescence. We represent 70% of the largest property tax appeals in the City of San Francisco, and almost 25% of the highest-assessed properties in Los Angeles.

DAMAGES AND CASUALTY LOSSES

We have aided clients in quantifying and supporting claims for damages and casualty losses across a wide variety of situations including: damages to Bikini Islanders from atomic testing; casualty loss for mislaunch of IntelSat IV; business interruption related to earthquake; and other circumstances requiring a high level of analytical skill.

INTERNATIONAL TAX

We work extensively in the transfer pricing area, and in the valuation of offshore assets and entities for applications such as offshore reorganization, merger and divestiture, and valuation for customs duty purposes. We are the leading expert in interest expense attribution.

ESTATE TAX

Estates can be complicated, containing closely held entities, restricted stocks and other complex securities, remainder interests and the like. Arthur Consulting Group has worked extensively with both estate attorneys and the Internal Revenue Service on a wide variety of estate issues. We are currently valuing the underlying real estate related to the estate of Edward J. DeBartolo, one of the largest real estate holders in the country.

LITIGATION SUPPORT

Across the many areas discussed above, Arthur Consulting Group can provide support for you, including independent analysis; review of opposition's studies and analysis; technical assistance in discovery, litigation preparation, and litigation; depositions; and expert testimony. We pride ourselves on objectivity and independence.