Surgent's Buying and Selling a Business: Critical Tax and Structuring Issues

Objectives:

• Understand the factors that must be considered for due diligence and developing a valuation
• Understand the goals and methods of negotiating the final purchase price
• Identify the different tax consequences of various forms of acquired businesses, including the impact of the net investment income tax (NIIT) and the §199A pass-through deduction
• Appreciate §338 and §338(h)(10) elections and the benefits of installment sales
• Understand the impact of §§751, 734, 743, and 754 on the purchase or sale of a partnership
• Learn how strategies have changed under new tax legislation
• Understand the required reporting to the IRS regarding the purchase or sale of a business and how to complete the forms

Major Topics:

• An overview of the business evaluation process
• Negotiation points and goals from buyer and seller standpoints
• An overview of confidentiality agreements, memorandums of understanding, and asset purchase agreements
• Recognizing the need for due diligence in acquisitions, including checklists of important points
• Deemed asset sales – §338 and §338(h)(10)
• The use of “F reorganizations” in lieu of §338(h)(10)
• The impact of the §197 amortizable intangibles regulations on the acquisition and disposition of a business
• Allocating purchase price for tax advantage
• Impact of the net investment income tax (NIIT) and the §199A pass-through deduction on the tax due on the sale of a pass-through entity
• Changes in strategy under the new tax laws
• Liquidation as an alternative to the sale of a business
• Planning to avoid double taxation
• Special problems and opportunities when an S corporation is the buyer or seller
• Special problems and opportunities when a partnership is the buyer or seller
• Installment sale and interest issues
• Avoiding tax pitfalls and recognizing tax planning opportunities

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