Introduction: When businesses are valued, the owner desires the highest value possible for the business. After all, it is human nature to desire the most wealth possible. Many times, valuations are prepared to determine what price potential exists if the…
Almost without exception, all business sellers would prefer to get 100% of their selling price in cash at closing – and for some very good reasons. Most sellers have heard horror stories about other sellers who sold their business for…
Timely Delivery In a notice, the IRS updated its “Timely Mailed Is Timely Filed” rule. The IRS added FedEx First Overnight, FedEx International First Next Flight Out, FedEx International delivery, and UPS Next Day Air Early AM. It removed DHL…
Q: My father died in 1999. My mother passed away last month. Will I have to pay estate taxes based on the value of the estate? A: Generally, the heir does not pay the estate tax. If there is an estate…
Introduction In this month’s newsletter, we bring you part II of a two part series discussing the advantages and disadvantages of a stock versus an asset transfer of a company from the buyer’s and seller’s perspective. While Part I focused…
Regardless of the sweat equity you may have invested in building your business, when you put your business up for sale, a prospective buyer will value your business based on the expected value of its future cash flows. You may…
Bank Security Interest The Seventh Court of Appeals has ruled that a lower court’s decision resulting in the IRS having an inferior lean to a superior bank lean was incorrect. In the case, the property had a bank lien on…
Q: What forms do we file to report a loss on the sale of a rental property? A: Rental property is income-producing property and as such, considered business property. Report the loss on the sale of rental property on form…
Introduction Recently we’ve been writing a lot about valuing and exiting your business. Today we turn to what happens after you decide to sell your business and before signing the letter of intent. In the excitement of the process, one…
This is the sixth – and last – in a series of articles that will attempt to dispel ten common misconceptions, or fables, about ESOPs. ESOP Fable #10: An ESOP will remedy all of my company’s problems. While the Employee…