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Selling Your Business? 
Don’t Let the Tax Tail 
Wag the Deal
You’ve spent years building something valuable. The 
buyer is interested. The numbers look good. Then the 
conversation shifts to after-tax proceeds, and suddenly 
the deal that looked great starts feeling hollow. That 
gap between what you’re selling for and what actually 
lands in your account? That’s where most business 
owners get blindsided.
Why Your Sale 
Price Isn’t Your 
When you sell a business, you’re not just walking away with the purchase price. 
You’re dealing wiTth capitalk gaines tax-es,H potenotiallym recaptuere taxes on depreciation, 
state taxes depending on where you operate, and sometimes local taxes layered on 
top. Each one bites into proceeds you thought were locked in.
Here’s what makes it worse: the timing of when you recognize income, how you 
structure the transaction, and what assets you’re actually selling all affect your final 
tax bill.
The Difference 
Between Planning 
Early and 
WShecn ryoua bmring bin al itnax rgeso luLtioan etarely before 
you’re in active negotiations they can structure your 
affairs to minimize what the government takes. This 
might mean adjusting how you’ve been depreciating 
equipment, reorganizing entity structure, or timing 
certain deductions strategically. None of this is creative 
accounting.
It’s just recognizing that tax law has legitimate 
strategies, and using them before you’re locked into a 
deal.
The Mechanics That 
Actually Matter
Let’s say your business generates $2 million in annual revenue and a buyer 
offers $5 million. The sale isn’t structured as one clean transaction. There’s 
goodwill, there’s inventory, there’s equipment, there’s non-compete 
agreements. Each component gets taxed differently. Goodwill gets capital 
gains treatment (better).
Recapture on depreciated equipment gets taxed as ordinary income (worse). 
A non-compete payment might be amortized over years, spreading your 
income recognition differently than a lump-sum goodwill payment.
What Changes 
When You Start 
Bringing in a tax attorney nine or twelve 
months before you plan to sell gives you time Early
to optimise. You might adjust the entity 
structure. You might time certain expenses 
differently. You might recognise gains 
strategically in lower-income years before the 
sale. You might establish timing for deductions 
you hadn’t fully utilised.
None of this requires hiding anything or 
getting creative with the rules. It’s just using 
the tax code the way it’s written, on purpose, 
instead of accidentally.
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