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Tax Strategies for Selling an S Corporation: Planning for an Asset Sale

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An S corporation might have accounts receivable, notes receivable, or tax receivable. Since the sale has already occurred, these are taxed at ordinary income tax—a rate that taxpayers likely want to avoid since it can be as high as 37%. The sales price of the business will be reduced by anything allocated to liabilities.

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Selling an S Corporation: How to Maximize Tax Savings in an Asset Sale

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This can lead to overlooking one key part of the sales process: tax planning. The decisions you make in structuring the sale will have a direct effect on later tax implications and how much of a profit you actually end up making. An S corporation might have accounts receivable, notes receivable, or tax receivable.

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