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Is Your Business a Qualified Small Business? The Section 1202 Tax Windfall
Taxes can dramatically change what founders actually keep after selling a business. In this video, Kirk Michie introduces Section 1202, also known as the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemption, and explains why founders should understand these rules long before going to market.
Taxes and Selling Your Business: What You Need to Know
Thinking of selling your business and wondering how you'll be taxed? While we're not accountants we've done a lot of deals and seen plenty of good (and bad!) planning.
M&A Markets are Frothy...Should you Speed Up or Slow Down your Sale?
For founders contemplating a sale of their business, there are some crosswinds ahead, including the potential for higher taxes, geopolitical instability, and a tired bull market. Should you accelerate or hold off? We have thoughts...
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