About 409A Providers
409A valuation providers for US startups, compared on what they publish: list price, what that price buys, stated turnaround, audit support and who signs the report.
What is on this site
One question, "409a valuation providers", answered with a comparison that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- How to choose a 409A valuation provider: The regulation says what makes a valuation defensible. Turn that into the five questions worth asking a provider, and the marketing claims that mean nothing.
- How long a 409A valuation takes, by provider: Published turnaround runs from 48 hours to a draft in three to four weeks. What drives the difference, what expedite costs, and when speed is the wrong thing to buy.
- Cap table platform or appraisal firm: which 409A to buy: Bundled 409A valuations from cap table software cost less and arrive faster. Independent appraisal firms sign reports and scope the work. When each one is right.
- 409A valuation vs fair market value: the same number, different burden: A 409A valuation is not a separate number from fair market value. It is fair market value proved in a way that shifts the burden, and it expires on a rule in law.
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409A Providers is an independent site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the IRS, the US Treasury or any valuation provider named here, and nothing on it is tax, legal or accounting advice. We take no commission from any provider in this comparison and carry no paid placements. Provider prices and claims are what each provider published on its own pages on the date shown; they are market prices rather than published rates and they change without notice. Confirm your own position with your counsel and your accountant.