Trusted in Business Valuation and Advisory Services

Larry R Cook is a seasoned financial expert with extensive experience in valuations, estate and income tax disputes, and financial advisory services in business transactions. He has represented taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service at the appeals and district counsel levels and provided expert testimony in numerous trials. Larry’s work includes obtaining a private letter ruling from the IRS regarding community property state valuations of intangibles and decedent estates. He is frequently called upon to handle valuation issues for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and private settlements, as well as to provide expert testimony on damages, losses, and other financial interests.

Recognized industry expert, Larry has testified in Washington, D.C., at a public hearing before the Department of Labor on fiduciary responsibilities concerning retirement plans like ESOPs. He has testified in federal tax court on topics of minority stock ownership, lack of market for private company owners’ non-public equity stock, purchase price allocation & other transactional issues.

Mr. Cook has a BBA in Accounting from Sam Houston State University. He is a certified public accountant, State of Texas and a member of the American Institute of CPAs & Texas Society of CPAs. He’s authored & co-authored books in business valuation. Prior to going into public practice in 1983, Larry worked 11 years in industry as a controller & corporate treasurer with an industrial electrical contractor of Houston, Texas.