J. David Stoddard, CPA, CVA, CFE
Partner Emeritus
J. David Stoddard is Partner Emeritus at Cooper Norman, and the files that reach him are the ones with a signature at the end of them: what the business is worth, and who owns it next. He holds the CPA, the CVA, and the CFE, so the number he hands you arrives with the work behind it shown. Owners bring him the call they only get to make once.
Contact J.
About J.
Stoddard works at the center of business valuation. The question is almost never academic. Someone is buying a partner out, funding a buy-sell agreement, moving ownership to the next generation, or sitting on an offer and trying to decide whether it is worth taking. He builds the number, documents how he got there, and stands behind it when the other side of the table pushes on it.
The transition work follows from the same table. Who takes over, what the business has to look like before that can happen, what the tax planning does to the timing, and which pieces have to be settled while there is still time to settle them. The CFE credential shapes how he reads a set of books, and he raises the uncomfortable question early instead of after the papers are drawn. Behind him is one connected team across six offices in Idaho and Utah, a firm that has been doing this work since 1954.
Before you sign, bring the number to David.
Contact J.Bring the decision you are weighing. The right advisor calls or writes back within two business days.