There is a reason it is called exit planning – there are steps required for you to ultimately leave the company you have built. One-step is to understand who will be on the other side of the negotiation table in a potential transaction. In most cases, there are five types of buyers in the market …
According to Internal Revenue Code Section 6166, a personal representative (PR) may defer payment of federal estate tax if the decedent’s equity interest in a closely held business exceeds 35 percent of his adjusted gross estate. In order to be eligible for a Section 6166 election, the closely held business must qualify as an active …
Recently, this seems to be the number one question I receive from aging business owners that have begun to contemplate what to do next with their business. Business owners are beginning to realize they cannot work forever and are looking for options to liquidate their investment. So, what’s their business worth? What are a business …
“Tone at the Top” is an often used term when talking about corporate fraud and how to prevent it. Essentially “tone at the top” refers to the ethical and cultural atmosphere created in the workplace by leadership. If an organization’s leadership displays integrity, the employees are inclined to follow their lead. If however, employees believe …
I was approached by a prospective client a few years ago requiring forensic accounting services in connection with his divorce. The prospective client made it clear to me what his ultimate objective was. He told me, “I want you to review documents I’m going to show you and conclude with me that my wife stole …
Recent discussions by the new administration regarding changing corporate and individual tax rates got me thinking about how different income tax rates can affect the value of a company. For example, I ran some numbers with the following assumptions. The current effective tax rate on a pass-through company’s earnings at the individual level is 38 …
In my former life – that is, before I became an accountant – as a police patrolman and detective on the Tucson, Arizona Police Department, I had the opportunity to testify on several criminal-type cases. Back in those days I would get pretty nervous before each of my court appearances. The mere pressure of waiting …
Betty opened up her email and scanned through her messages. One in particular stood out, from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), so she clicked on it and began to read. It appeared that there was an issue processing her refund, and the IRS needed some additional information from her. So, she clicked on the link …
According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, only 23% of family owned businesses have succession plans in place that include a documented plan, not just thoughts in the owner’s head. In PwC’s 2012 survey, 52% of family run businesses planned to pass the business to the next generation, with only 12% planning to sell the …
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