What is a business valuation? Business valuation, the term is used most often for discussions of sale or purchase of a business. Or when it comes to selling a business, the most important question you..

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the importance of the tax impact in the sale of your business. As an M&A intermediary and member of the IBBA, International Business Brokers Association, ..

Hopefully, before selling a business, you meet with a CPA or tax accountant and get an estimate on how much of your proceeds will be going directly to Uncle Sam if you pay them in a lump sum at time o..

Julie and Michael owned their music business for over 25 years. Like all businesses they have had their ups and downs but in general business was pretty good. They had no formal exit strategy but ..

When economic times are uncertain, business buyers become very cautious about a potential merger acquisition transaction. They attempt to negotiate for a lower price, but they also try to negotiate fo..

When selling a business, the seller will naturally try to increase the company's value and reduce its post closing risks or losses. These need to be accomplished, of course, without causing any disrup..

First, unless you are planning on going public or have hundreds of stockholders do not form a C Corp to begin with. Use an S Corp or an LLC. If you currently are a C Corp ask your attorney or tax adv..