Acuitas’ Mark L. Zyla to Speak at KC’s Event on Statement 142 Mergers and Acquisitions for Non Profits on 05/4/2009

New York, NY, March 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts recently announced that Mark L. Zyla, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA of Acuitas, Inc., will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Statement 142 Mergers and Acquisitions for Non Profits.” This two-hour event is scheduled on My 4, 2009, Monday, 12:00nn to 2:00pm ET. For further details of the event and panelists, please visit http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_S142.html

Event Synopsis:

The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued a proposed guidance that would help non-profit organizations apply Statement No. 142 to certain acquired assets that are required to be accounted for. Key questions to be addressed in this regulatory activity are: Is Statement No. 142 applicable to assets acquired in a not for profit acquisition? What criteria would determine post acquisition control? How about goodwill?

The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to help understand Statement No. 142 and its impact on your firm and the broader market. The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour Live webcast.

About Mark L. Zyla

Mark L. Zyla is a Managing Director of Acuitas, Inc. an Atlanta Georgia based valuation and litigation consultancy firm. Mark has provided valuation consulting for various types of entities for the purposes of mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax planning, corporate recapitalizations, as well valuing various types of intellectual property and other intangible assets for many purposes. Prior to rejoining Acuitas, he was a Principal with a national business valuation and financial advisory firm. Additionally, he was formerly a practice leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Corporate Finance Consulting Group for the Southeastern U.S.

Mark is a member of the American Society of Appraisers (“ASA”), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), CFA Institute, and the Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts. Mark is a former member of the Business Valuations Committee of the AICPA, and a current Chairman of the ABV Examination Committee of the AICPA. He is also a former member of the Business Valuation Standards Subcommittee of the ASA. He was recently named as Vice Chairman of The Appraisal Foundation’s Business Valuation Best Practices Working Group. He is also a member of the Atlanta Venture Forum, a professional organization of the venture capital community. He is one of the authors of the International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms which has been adopted by the major valuation organization.

About Acuitas, Inc.

Acuitas has assisted many publicly traded and privately held companies with the valuation of various intangible assets and equity interests for the purpose of financial reporting. Acuitas works closely with company management and their auditors to provide supportable, comprehensive valuation analysis.

For more information on Mark L. Zyla and Acuitas, Inc., please visit: http://www.acuitasinc.com

About The Knowledge Congress

The Knowledge Congress is a regulatory-focused organization that brings the world's leading authorities and industry participants together to study the impact of changing government mandates using an educational and informative two-hour live, Web format. The Knowledge Congress’ presentations are designed to examine regulatory changes and study emerging trends across a wide variety of industries. To hear leading government officials, consultants, and experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues that will impact business, visit www.knowledgecongress.org to register for this event.

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