M&A | The Private Business Owner

Delaying Your Company’s Sale Could More Than Double the Taxes You Owe

May 20, 2011 By Carl Doerksen

In December of last year, Congress passed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. Essentially this act extended the Bush era tax cuts through the end of 2012.

A significant number of taxes and rates were affected by this extension, the most important being the extension of the capital gains rate at 15 percent. This means that you have until December 31, 2012, to sell your business and pay all or at least part of it in cap gains tax at 15 percent. [Read more…]

Supply and Demand: The Baby Boomer Impact on M&A

May 18, 2011 By Carl Doerksen

As most of you are aware, timing is critical in selling a business. A variety of issues beyond your control can have an impact on the eventual sale of your company. External factors – like changes in the economy, availability of funding, and the rise and fall of interest and tax rates – can have a profound effect on the value and salability of a business.

However, a new dynamic must be added to this list: The impact of the pending retirement of millions of baby boomer business owners.