Accreditations & Designation:
CPA - Certified Public Accountant, American Institute of CPA's
ABV - Accredited in Business Valuation, American Institute of CPA's
ASA - Accredited Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers
CBA - Certified Business Appraiser, Institute of Business Appraisers
Licensure:
Tennessee
Kentucky
Below is a short biography that details my background and experience.
With 22 years of experience, Kurt concentrates his practice on business valuation services. In addition to being a CPA, he also holds the designation of Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He also holds the designation of Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) from the American Society of Appraisers and Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) with the Institute of Business Appraisers, Inc.
Kurt has been involved in over 450 appraisals of various types of closely held businesses since 1994. Appraisal clients include businesses in industries such as health care, entertainment, manufacturing, wholesale and retail distributors, and service industry businesses.
Kurt attended Belmont University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. He served as a staff auditor for the State of Tennessee, Comptroller of the Treasury, and Division of State Audit and in 1988 joined Carter, Young, Lankford, & Roach, P.C. He joined Horne CPA Group in 2001 when it merged with Carter, Young, Lankford, and Roach, P.C. In October 2004, Kurt started his own accounting and valuation firm.
Kurt’s literary accomplishments include instructor for the AICPA Certificate of Educational Achievement Program, and conducting an AICPA course entitled “Health Care Industry and Medical Practice Valuations”. He is a contributing author to CPA’s Guide to Medical Dental and Other Healthcare Practices, published by the AICPA. His articles have been featured in the Nashville Business Journal, the Tennessee CPA and Granite State CPA, the Nashville Medical News, and the Dallas Medical News. He has also spoken for the Tennessee Society of CPA’s at their annual Valuation, Fraud and Forensics Conference and their Nashville local chapter meetings.
Kurt’s professional affiliations include the AICPA, where he has served as Editorial Advisor for the Journal of Accountancy as well as membership on its National Business Valuation Conference Virtual Planning Committee. A member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Kurt has served on the Health Care Conference Committee, as Chairman of the Business Valuation, Forensic Investigation & Litigation Services Conference Committee, Chairman of the Accounting Careers Committee, and Chairman of the Editorial Committee responsible for the publication of the Tennessee CPA. He is also a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), a Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), a member and past president of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the ASA, and a member and Treasurer of the Estate Planning Council of Middle Tennessee.
His civic affiliations include the Goodlettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, where he served as Treasurer and on the Board of Directors, as a Sustaining Member of Forward Sumner, an economic development cooperative aimed at improving the development of Sumner County, Tennessee, and as Chairman of the Major Gifts Committee and a member of the Executive Planning Committee for the Forward in Faith Campaign at Davidson Academy. |