Professional Standards

Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 6/1/2022)

Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 1/1/2020)

Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 1/1/2018)

International Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 6/1/2022)

International Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 1/31/2020)

International Business Valuation/Appraisal Standards Comparison Chart (PDF – 1/31/2018)

NACVA’s New Professional Standards (PDF) (Effective June 1, 2017)

NACVA’s Professional Standards Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

NACVA's Professional Standards (PDF) (Revised to include Review Standards) (Effective August 1, 2015)

NACVA’s Professional Standards Frequently Asked Questions

NACVA comments on the third exposure draft of proposed changes for the 2014-15 Edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

NACVA and IBA Memberships Ratify Standards Unification (Effective June 1, 2011)

NACVA's Professional Standards (PDF) (For engagements accepted on or after June 1, 2011)

NACVA's Professional Standards (Word) (For engagements accepted on or after June 1, 2011)

Summary of Changes to NACVA's New Standards (PDF) (Effective June 1, 2011)

NACVA's Standards Announcement (PDF) (For valuations performed after January 1, 2008 and prior to June 1, 2011)

Summary of Changes to NACVA’s Standards (PDF) (Effective January 1, 2008)

NACVA's Professional Standards—Effective January 1, 2008 (PDF) (For valuations performed after January 1, 2008 and prior to June 1, 2011)

NACVA Professional Standards (PDF) - Effective May 31, 2002 (For valuations performed prior to December 31, 2007)

• Ethics for Valuators...What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• Economic Recovery’s Effect on Ethics
• Someone Has Filed a Complaint Against You With NACVA…Now What?
• Professional Oversight—NACVA's Monitoring Process
• Business Valuation is NOT the Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Integrity—Ethics Oversight Board Message
• How Well Do You Know Our General and Ethical Standards?
• Ethics in Cyber Security: WWW in Reference to Cyber Security Does Not Mean What You Think!
• Have You Seen NACVA’s General and Ethical Standards?
• Value of Professional Standards and Ethical Behavior
• The Next Generation of Ethical Leadership
• Key Ethical Considerations for Forensic Accountants/Expert Witnesses
• Do Ethical Principles Matter in a Business Valuation?
• Advocate vs Expert—Is There Room as a CVA to be Both?
• Yes, It Is Ethical To “Judge”
• General and Ethical Standards—Professional Competence
• Building an Ethical Culture
• Ethics, Business Valuation, and Bias
• A Machine Learning Approach to Promoting Compliance