{"id":11132,"date":"2022-11-08T16:54:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxops.com\/?p=11132"},"modified":"2022-11-29T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:18:16","slug":"sell-side-tax-due-diligence-before-finding-a-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxops.com\/sell-side-tax-due-diligence-before-finding-a-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sell-side Tax Due Diligence Before Finding a Buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11141 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11141 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tax-Due-Diligence-Series.TaxOps-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As a motivated seller, or a third-party working toward a sale, you have an opportunity to complete sell-side due diligence before a buyer is identified, giving you time to clear potential tax issues early and leverage tax opportunities, justifying a higher sales price. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business transactions often trigger complex tax considerations for a wide-range of tax matters, including federal tax, state and local tax and tax minimization efforts. These issues and more have the potential to cut into the purchase price in ways that may come as a shock to the seller if proper due diligence is not conducted before identifying a buyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid robbing your business of value. Start with tax due diligence that includes clean up. We\u2019ve been in this business for decades and have seen some pretty ugly surprises when folks realize the impact of outstanding tax issues on the value of a company. But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way. We specialize in helping companies correct tax issues and maximize value well before identifying a buyer. By understanding where things commonly go wrong in tax &#8212; federal, state and local and tax minimization &#8212; you\u2019ll know where to focus your due diligence efforts so purchase price when exiting is maximized and tax does not hold back your deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a motivated seller, or a third-party working toward a sale, you have an opportunity to complete sell-side due diligence before a buyer is identified, giving you time to clear potential tax issues early and leverage tax opportunities, justifying a higher sales price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Due-Diligence.Risk-Reduction.TaxOps.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Due-Diligence.Risk-Reduction.TaxOps.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1d02926d-60cc-4482-b68c-251b1fe3bc0f\" href=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Due-Diligence.Risk-Reduction.TaxOps.pdf\">Due-Diligence.Risk-Reduction.TaxOps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Due-Diligence.Risk-Reduction.TaxOps.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1d02926d-60cc-4482-b68c-251b1fe3bc0f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:619px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About TaxOps<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We solve tax problems with practical answers that make business sense in all jurisdictions and industries. 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