Proactive Tax and Transition Planning
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 […]
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The Timing of Selling A Business
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 […]
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Acquiring A Small Business Using ROBS Can Meet The IRS Prohibited Transaction Exception Written by: David Nilssen, Guidant Financial An increasing number of entrepreneurs are capitalizing their small business or […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Provided by: Brian Flynn, PresidentFlynn Accounting Resources, Inc. Accident Reports / Claims (settled cases) 7 Years Accounts Payable Ledgers & Schedules 7 Years Accounts Receivable Ledgers & Schedules 7 Years […]
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By: Michael Abramovitz Has your business identified potential tax risks that could affect the valuation of your company? Maintaining good corporate tax ‘hygiene’ is imperative to ensuring that a potential […]
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Contributed by SSA, P.C. After weeks, indeed months, of proposals and counter-proposals, seemingly endless negotiations, and down-to-the-wire drama, Congress has passed legislation to avert the tax side of the so-called […]
Learn MorePerform Differently to Maximize Business Value
In a recent presentation on the state of the economy, noted economist, Alan Beaulieu, of ITR Economics, announced a forecast for 2013 and forward. Beaulieu’s group predicts a strong 2013, a […]
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