The other day, I was on a conference call with a potential seller and his accountant. Near the front end of the call, the potential seller indicated that he was nearing retirement, getting tired, and wanted to sell his business, but only if market conditions are right. A variation of this conversation is part of […]
Ideally your advisor can work with you to implement strategies to mitigate taxes without negatively impacting the value of your business. The use of retirement accounts is an example of that type of planning, as part of the valuation process involves recasting financial statements and tax returns. By developing a paper trail of legitimate deductions,
With the advent of Labor Day and the end of the summer vacation season, we typically see an increase in buyer activity as people and businesses focus on completing transactions before the end of the year. Many business owner’s underestimate the time that it may take to sell a business. This month’s featured article addresses
Acquiring A Small Business Using ROBS Can Meet The IRS Prohibited Transaction Exception Written by: David Nilssen An increasing number of entrepreneurs are capitalizing their small business or franchise with their own IRA or 401(k) funds without taking a taxable distribution or getting a loan. Although growing in popularity, this option is still relatively unknown
By Kelly Reiman Earnouts have been used over the years to bridge the gap between the seller’s perceived value of its business and the buyer’s willingness to pay for anticipated future results. Counsel to the parties and their business brokers can be instrumental in setting realistic expectations for them and crafting the provisions to ensure
By Janna Hoiberg Being an entrepreneur is a challenging occupation. It is filled with opportunities beyond your wildest dreams. Those dreams can also become the nightmare you never wanted. Working with business owners, I find most of the challenge is in the day-to-day operations of the business. That day in/day out, cash flow, hiring, firing,
Illusion vs. Reality: What Really Creates Value for Your Business? Read More »
By Graeme Cloutte, CPA The tax implications of buying and selling a business need to be addressed before coming to the closing table to finalize the carefully structured deal that the FBB Group has put together. One of these key implications is how the transaction is structured for purposes of “asset allocation“. In what follows,
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Written by Stephen J. Furrer, CPA, CEPA, ABV It seems like we’re at a fork in the road: there are some positive signs that the economy is entering the earliest stages of a long term expansion, but at the same time, if we dare read the headlines, it seems we’re destined to repeat 2008. It’s precisely because
I was recently talking to a consultant that we have worked with for many years. During the course of our conversation, I mentioned that we were working on completing a valuation assignment for a business where the son was considering buying the business from his parents. Depending on the valuation results and other family dynamics,
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