Most Firms Don’t Follow IPEV. Most Still Sign That They Do!

It’s Easier Than Ever to Actually Be.

📝 Every year, firms sign financial statements referencing IPEV / ASC 820. Most realize they may not be fully aligned with the modern standard, and have simply continued using the familiar approach the industry has relied on for years.

🤝 Side letters smooth things over. Audit notes get tucked away. The disclosures look routine. And the signatures go on.

But it’s worth asking, honestly:

🔍 You know you’re not fully IPEV / ASC 820 compliant. You know the process you use is simplified - cost, last round, or a quick CVM and that it doesn’t meet the modern standard.

And to be clear, this isn’t about blaming anyone.

For years, the guidance was evolving, expectations were softer, and there simply wasn’t a costeffective way to do valuations the way IPEV / ASC 820 intended. Everyone relied on the same shortcuts because that’s what the industry had.

But things have changed.

Modern IPEV / ASC 820 isn’t just clearer- the tools finally exist to do proper, calibrated fair value easily, affordably, and repeatably.

💡 True compliance is no longer difficult or excessively expensive. Today, proper calibration, OPM, and PWERM can be done efficiently and defensibly, the kind of infrastructure that reflects a CFO’s professionalism and a firm’s credibility.

This isn’t about calling anyone out. It’s about alignment:

✔️ What you say ✔️ What you sign ✔️ What your process actually supports

For the first time, it’s easier than ever to make those three things match.