Chris Treharne, ASA, CVA

Chris has more than 30 years of experience in the business valuation profession, including serving as an expert witness. He is nationally recognized as an expert on the controversial topic of valuing S corporations. At the request of the Hon. David Laro of the U.S. Tax Court and Dr. Shannon Pratt, he co-authored a chapter on the topic in their book, Business Valuation and Taxes: Procedure, Law & Perspective. His S corporation valuation model also appears in Financial Valuation, Fifth Edition, Fannon’s Guide to the Valuation of Subchapter S Corporations, and other books. A white paper he co-authored was submitted to the Treasury Department by the S Corporation Association. He has also been a speaker at national, regional, and local conferences, and co-hosted national teleconferences on the subject, including a private program for IRS business valuation employees.

Chris holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser, Master Certified Business Appraiser, and Certified Valuation Analyst business valuation designations from the American Society of Appraisers and the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. He is also a licensed Colorado Professional Engineer (retired) and Real Estate Broker.

Additionally, he is a faculty member for the American Society of Appraisers’ Principles of Valuation training courses and on the Editorial Review Board for the peer-reviewed professional journal Business Valuation Review. In 2016, he testified before the Treasury Department regarding the proposed IRC Section 2704 regulation.

His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder.