Using Business Valuations to Drive Performance
Written and edited by Mac Lillard. Research assistance by AI. In the dynamic world of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), understanding the financial health and market position of your business is crucial. One key metric that often goes overlooked is the valuation of your business. Regularly monitoring your business valuation can provide useful insights that…
Working a Family Business into Your Estate Plan
If you own a family business, it’s probably one of your most significant personal assets. It’s important to take the proper estate planning steps to ensure that the business lives on after you’re gone — if you don’t, you may be placing your family at risk. Ownership vs. Management Succession One reason transferring a family…
Treating a Stock Purchase as an Asset Acquisition
When it comes to acquiring a business, stock and asset purchases have their advantages and disadvantages but there might be a way to combine the best of both worlds. This article explains how a Section 338 election might suit the interests of the buyer and the target company.
Installment Sales Can Be a Win-Win for Buyers and Sellers
For federal income tax purposes, an installment sale is when at least one payment of proceeds from an eligible sale is deferred until after the end of the tax year in which the sale occurs. This setup can be beneficial for a buyer that doesn’t have enough available cash to immediately pay the full purchase…
Tax Considerations of Earnouts when Buying or Selling a Business
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is widely expected to pick up this year, after a lull in 2022. Amid economic uncertainty, earnouts are likely to play a big role in many deals. The structuring of such transactions could have significant tax implications that affect the ultimate value for both parties. The Basics Earnout provisions generally…
Top 10 Tips for Beginning Your Exit Plan in 2021
By Walter Deyhle, CPA/ABV/CFF, MAFF, CExP™, CEPA, Tax Partner and Director of Exit Planning Division Is 2021 the year you will begin planning your future exit from the company? It might be the smartest resolution you ever make. Studies show that business owners who are the most successful in exiting their businesses begin planning their…