Financial Clarity for Business, Legal & Tax Matters
Steer Advisors provides business valuation services vancouver business owners, legal counsel, and individuals rely on when a financial matter needs a clear, well-supported answer. From matrimonial disputes to damages claims and cross-border tax matters, our team combines valuation expertise with hands-on litigation experience to support clients and their lawyers through every stage of a case.
Business Valuation Services
Business valuation is the foundation of our practice. We determine the value of private companies, professional practices, and shareholder interests, setting out our assumptions and reasoning in plain language clients, lawyers, and courts can follow.
Litigation Support & Expert Testimony
Financial disputes are often decided on the strength of the evidence behind them. We support counsel with income and asset analysis, review opposing reports, and act as expert witnesses, with reports built to withstand questioning.
Transfer Pricing Advisory
Businesses operating across provinces or borders need transfer pricing that reflects how the company actually functions, not just what looks reasonable on paper. We help design and benchmark intercompany pricing structures accordingly.
Where Our Expertise Comes In
Here’s a closer look at how our valuation and litigation work applies to the specific types of matters clients bring to us, each handled with the same rigour, transparency, and care.
Matrimonial Litigation Valuations
Divorce and separation cases often depend on what a business or shareholding is worth. We provide valuations, net family property calculations, and income determinations for BC and Alberta matters.
Damages Quantification
When a breach of contract, business interruption, or similar claim requires a dollar figure, we calculate economic loss based on the facts, so the figures can be reviewed and tested.
Transfer Pricing Compliance
For businesses with related-party transactions, we prepare the analysis and documentation needed to support pricing decisions if the CRA requests it, reducing exposure to audit and reassessment.
Pro Bono Valuation Services
We set aside a portion of our capacity for individuals and organizations who need valuation or financial expertise but face barriers to accessing it.
Partner with Experts in Valuation and Litigation Today
Steer Advisors works with individuals, business owners, and legal teams across British Columbia and Alberta on valuation, litigation support, and transfer pricing matters, including engagements involving a chartered business valuator vancouver clients can consult directly. Contact us to discuss your matter and how our team can support you in negotiation, mediation, or court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fees vary based on business size, industry complexity, and the report’s purpose. Litigation, matrimonial, and CRA-related valuations involve more analysis, so we quote after discussing your matter.
Straightforward valuations can be completed in a few weeks, while matters with multiple entities, incomplete records, or extensive litigation analysis may take months.
Valuators generally apply an income approach, an asset approach, or a market approach. We select and justify the method that best reflects the business.
Yes, if either spouse owns a business or professional practice, an independent valuation is usually needed to determine its value for settlement purposes.
It’s the analysis and records showing that transactions between related companies reflect arm’s-length pricing. Proper documentation helps satisfy CRA requirements and reduces exposure to reassessments and penalties.