Valuation Services, Inc. (VSI) is one of the premiere business valuation firms based in the Washington, D.C. area. VSI specializes in valuing private, closely held businesses and their respective ownership interests. VSI has prepared over 10,000 valuations of non-marketable interests in closely held entities. We have valued entities owning real estate and operating businesses with hundreds of thousands to billions of dollars of asset value. Our team of professionals is uniquely positioned to handle various types of valuations and has a history of successfully defending them as expert witnesses before the IRS and in many different courts. VSI prepares valuations for estate planning and administration, ESOPs, litigation support, succession planning, divorce, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, ASC 805/350 (formerly, SFAS 141/142), Section 409A, and other financial support needs. VSI has also valued intangible assets such as patents and royalties, lawsuits, notes, and mortgages receivable, and interests in Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs.