Important Tax Considerations When Selling Your Business
Ready to negotiate the sale of your business? First you should sit down with your tax advisor to gain a general understanding of the major tax considerations and constraints that should be evaluated. Partnerships, LLCs, C Corps, and S Corps all have various entity-specific tax consequences that should be evaluated before making any decisions.
The decision analysis process, however, is now more complicated because the top long-term capital gain rate was raised to 20% versus 15%, and there is an additional 3.8% Medicare tax applicable to certain passive investors. In the case of LLC sale transactions, your choices are limited and the transaction will generally be accounted for tax reporting purposes as an asset sale. In the case of a corporation, depending on whether the entity is an S Corporation or you are selling one of the subsidiaries within a consolidated group, it can qualify as Continue reading »
Tax Tip: Tax Debt and the ‘Alter Ego’
In a recent Court of Appeals case (Berkshire Bank vs. Town of Ludlow MA and IRS, 1/11/2013) the Court ruled that an LLC owned by individual behind on his taxes was that individual’s alter ego. That is, the LLC and the individual were deemed to be one and the same, resulting in the assets of the LLC being available to satisfy the IRS tax debt.
Closely held businesses are in particular in danger of being seen as the alter ego of its owners. Common elements the IRS can use to find an alter ego relationship exists include Continue reading »
Aronson & Company Changes its Name to Aronson LLC
Aronson & Company, a nationally ranked accounting and consulting firm based in the Washington Metro area, has announced that it has changed its name to Aronson LLC, effective January 1, 2011. This announcement coincides with the company changing its operating entity to a limited liability company. Continue reading »
