Buying and Selling a Business: Stock Sales vs. Asset Sales

Contractor Success Forum

This week on the podcast, we're continuing our series on buying and selling a construction company, with a focus on the difference between a stock sale and an asset sale. Tune in to find out about each type of sale and its implications for taxes, liabilities, and more.
Topics we cover in this episode include:

• What's the difference between a stock sale and an asset sale?
• How the type of sale affects the liabilities you assume
• Stock sales from a seller's and buyer's perspective
• Asset sale from a seller's and buyer's perspective
• The Asset Aquisition Statement
• The seven classes of assets and their tax treatment
• Buying a company that received an ERC

LINKS
Visit the episode page at https://CarpenterCPAs.com/stockvsasset for more details and a transcript of the show.

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Wade Carpenter, CPA, CGMA | CarpenterCPAs.com
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Find all episodes and related links at ContractorSuccessForum.com.
Join the conversation on our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/CarpenterCPAs
FIND US ONLINE
Wade Carpenter, CPA, CGMA | CarpenterCPAs.com
Stephen Brown, Bonding Expert | SuretyAnswers.com

Bölümler

1. 133 - Buying and Selling a Business: Stock Sales vs. Asset Sales (00:00:00)

2. What's the difference between a stock sale and an asset sale? (00:01:56)

3. How the type of sale affects the liabilities you assume (00:02:44)

4. Stock sales from a seller's perspective (00:04:04)

5. Stock sales from a buyer's perspective (00:06:26)

6. With a stock sale, there's nothing you can write off (00:07:01)

7. Asset sale from a seller's perspective (00:10:02)

8. Asset sale from a buyer's perspective (00:11:59)

9. The Asset Aquisition Statement (00:14:19)

10. The seven classes of assets and their tax treatment (00:16:02)

11. Buying a company that received an ERC (00:22:11)