LOCAL CPA EARNS EXCLUSIVE CREDENTIAL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Cathy Durham

Capital Valuation Group, Inc.

608-257-2757

LOCAL CPA EARNS EXCLUSIVE CREDENTIAL “ACCREDITED IN BUSINESS VALUATION” AS VALUATION EXPERT

SHEBOYGAN, WI  DECEMBER 7, 2016  – Scott Luedke, a CPA and damages and valuation expert with Capital Valuation Group, Inc. headquartered in Madison, WI, has recently been awarded the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) Credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  The ABV Credential, established in 1998 by the AICPA, is granted to qualified CPAs with considerable professional experience in business valuation.

Scott Luedke met the requirements to earn the ABV credential, which includes passing a rigorous exam, demonstrating significant business experience in financial forensics as well as completing a minimum of 75 hours of life-long learning and education activities in the area of business valuation. The ABV Credential is granted exclusively to CPAs who are members in good standing of the AICPA which binds them to the AICPA, Code of Professional Conduct.

CPAs who have earned the ABV Credential must be recertified every three years to maintain their credential.

Scott has been providing business valuation and litigation support services to business owners and attorneys across the country from Capital Valuation Group’s Sheboygan and Madison offices since 2004.   He previously earned the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation in business valuation from the American Society of Appraisers in 2011 and was reaccredited in 2016.

About the AICPA

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is the national, professional association of CPAs, with over 350,000 members, including CPAs in business and industry, public practice, government, and education. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profit organizations. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination. Headquartered in New York, the AICPA also maintains offices in

Washington, D.C.; Durham, N.C.; and Lewisville, TX.

About CAPITAL VALUATION GROUP

For over 40 years Capital Valuation Group has specialized in helping owners of privately held companies resolve business valuation, ownership and transition issues as well as litigation support to law firms across the country.  Capital Valuation Group is headquartered in Madison, WI with offices in Madison and Sheboygan.

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