Fair Market Value and the Nonexistent Marketability Discount for Controlling Interests

This post provides a discussion of several implications of the definition of the standard of value known as fair market value. We focus first on the definition of fair market value. Next, we examine the hypothetical negotiations conducted by hypothetical buyers and sellers in fair market value determinations and the implications of those negotiations.
We then look at the implications for the so-called “marketability discount for controlling interests.” We look at this “discount” from the vantage points of the definition of fair market value, the integrated theory of business valuation, and recurring and incorrect rationales for the discount.