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August 1, 2012

IRS Announces That Intangible Items, Such As Trade Marks, Trade Names, Mastheads, and Customer-Based Intangibles Can Qualify As Like Kind Property

Trademarks and Trade Names IRS Chief Counsel announced recently that intangible items such as trademarks, trade names, mastheads and customer-based intangibles can qualify as like-kind property. In order to qualify, they must be described and valued separately from goodwill. If…

August 1, 2012

Mergers & Acquisition FAQ – August 2012

Q: If I have tax issues, can I discharge the tax debt in bankruptcy? A: Generally, tax obligations are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. However, the use of the bankruptcy code can be beneficial in some tax situations. The automatic stay…

August 1, 2012

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of articles outlining the steps any business owner can take to maximize the value of his/her business when it comes time to sell. If you’d like to see previous articles in this series,…

August 1, 2012

Why Should I have my Business Appraised?

Introduction A business is unlike a car or a house. It is not fully tangible or movable, or even sometimes, apparent in its existence. To value a car or house, typically market value can be established quite easily by looking…

July 1, 2012

Appeals Court Upholds Value of Estate’s Interest in Closely Held Company May Be Reduced by Entire Built-In Capital Gains Tax Liability

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an estate’s value of a decedent’s interest in a closely-held company that was determined by reducing the company’s value by the entire amount of the built-in capital gains tax liability. In this…

July 1, 2012

Mergers & Acquisition FAQ – July 2012

Q: Now that the Supreme Court has upheld The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, how will this affect my business in the years to come? A: First off, the PPACA is a law that is workable for business owners…

July 1, 2012

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles outlining the steps any business owner can take to maximize the value of his/her business when it comes time to sell. If you’d like to see previous articles in this series,…

July 1, 2012

All Dollars are Not Equal

Introduction In the most rudimentary statements about United States Currency, a dollar bill is a dollar bill. The dollar in your right pocket is as equal in value as the dollar in your left pocket. One hundred pennies stored…

June 1, 2012

US Court of Appeals Rules Taxpayer’s Appraisal on Gifted Land Is Discoverable by the IRS

The US Court of Appeals found that an IRS summons for an appraiser’s report was in good faith and resulted in the appraiser’s report being discoverable by the IRS. In the case, the taxpayer had an appraisal done of an…

June 1, 2012

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 2

This is the second in a series of articles outlining the steps any business owner can take to maximize the value of his/her business when it comes time to sell. If you’d like to see previous articles in this series,…

IRS Announces That Intangible Items, Such As Trade Marks, Trade Names, Mastheads, and Customer-Based Intangibles Can Qualify As Like Kind Property

Mergers & Acquisition FAQ – August 2012

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 4

Why Should I have my Business Appraised?

Appeals Court Upholds Value of Estate’s Interest in Closely Held Company May Be Reduced by Entire Built-In Capital Gains Tax Liability

Mergers & Acquisition FAQ – July 2012

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 3

All Dollars are Not Equal

US Court of Appeals Rules Taxpayer’s Appraisal on Gifted Land Is Discoverable by the IRS

Value Drivers to Maximize the Selling Price of your Business – Part 2

Why Mergers & Acquisitions Will Rekindle After the Covid-19 Crisis

Avoid the Major Pitfalls in Selling A Business

Avoid the Major Pitfalls in Selling A Business