Tennessee § 29-34-505 - Establishment of fair market value.
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§ 29-34-505. Establishment of fair market value.
A successor corporation may establish the fair market value of total gross assets for the purpose of the limitations under § 29-34-504 through generally accepted accounting principles, including: By reference to the going concern value of the assets or to the purchase price attributable to or paid for the assets in an arms-length transaction; or In the absence of other readily available information from which the fair market value can be determined, by reference to the value of the assets recorded on a balance sheet. For purposes of this section, total gross assets may include any intangible assets. To the extent total gross assets include any liability insurance that was issued to the transferor whose assets are being valued for purposes of this section, the applicability, terms, conditions and limits of such insurance shall not be affected by this section, nor shall this section otherwise affect the rights and obligations of an insurer, transferor or successor under any insurance contract or any related agreements, including, without limitation, preenactment settlements resolving coverage-related disputes, and the rights of an insurer to seek payment for applicable deductibles, retrospective premiums or self-insured retentions or to seek contribution from a successor for uninsured or self-insured periods or periods where insurance is uncollectible or otherwise unavailable. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent total gross assets include any such liability insurance, a settlement of a dispute concerning any such liability insurance coverage entered into by a transferor or successor with the insurers of the transferor before July 1, 2013, shall be determinative of the total coverage of such liability insurance to be included in the calculation of the transferor's total gross assets. Acts 2013, ch. 246, § 6. Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 246, § 9. July 1, 2013.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-34-505 ("Establishment of fair market value.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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