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Tax

Feb. 12, 2010

Tax Strategy for Selling a Privately Held Company

David Howard of Hoge, Fenton Jones & appel provides five common counter intuitive tax planning mistakes to avoid when a privately held company.

By David Howard

The economic recovery apparently has started, setting the stage for industry consolidation, mergers, and acquisitions. Company cash is earning little interest, stock prices are rising, and profits are returning. The feeding frenzy on closely held companies comes next.

Buying companies will be offering cash, asset purchases, so-called tax-free deals, mergers, and many other variations. Here are some tax related strategies to maximize a closely held ...

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