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What are the Triggers that push a Tampa Business Owner to Sell Their Business?

November 5, 2024 by Michael Shea PA

According to the Exit Planning Institute, triggering events serve as a catalyst to evaluate the business’s current state and future potential. Through this process, business owners can identify gaps in profitability, readiness, and overall value, helping them make informed decisions on their next steps​.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: business, exitplan, exitplanning, professionals, smallbusiness, tampa, tampabay, Transworld, triggering

Exit Planning from Your Business in Tampa Bay

August 28, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Small businesses are the backbone of the Tampa Bay economy, providing jobs, services, and innovation to the community. However, many small business owners may not have a clear plan for exiting their business when they are ready to retire, sell, or pursue other opportunities. Exit planning is an important process that can help small business owners achieve their personal and financial goals, as well as ensure the continuity and sustainability of their business.

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: exitplanning, saintpetersburg, tampa, tampabay

What is Section 338(h)and how can it help sellers and buyers get a deal done?

June 16, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Section 338(h)(10) allows a purchasing corporation to elect to treat the acquisition of another corporation as a deemed asset purchase for tax purposes, even though it may legally be structured as a stock purchase. This means that the purchasing corporation can treat the transaction as if it had acquired the assets of the target corporation, resulting in potential tax benefits such as stepped-up basis in the assets and the ability to deduct any resulting goodwill or intangible asset amortization.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: businessbroker, exitplanning, IRS, michaelshea, selling, stocksale, tampabusinessbroker, taxcode

How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business? The numbers tell the story!

November 15, 2022 by Michael Shea PA

How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business Homebuyers are familiar with the mantra—location, location, location. Well for a business owner looking to sell their business, there’s an equally important phrase to remember—timing, timing, timing. But if you are looking into selling your business, what does that mean for you? And exactly how long […]

Filed Under: Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: #sellmybusiness, business, businessbroker, businessowner, cfp, cocobeach, cpa, estate, exit, exitplanning, howlong, Lakeland, melbourne, orlando, retire, sell, smallbusiness, tampa, timing, winterhaven

What’s the difference between listing price and selling price?

November 15, 2022 by Michael Shea PA

What’s the Difference Between the Listing Price and the Selling Price? If you’ve ever bought a house, you know that the appraised value isn’t what the house typically sells for in the end. It isn’t even what the sellers will use as the listing price in most cases. Most houses sell for a price that […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #sellmybusiness, #value, bestbusinessbroker, comparable, exitplanning, florida, listingprice, sellingprice, Transworld

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