When a taxpayer acquires all of the assets of a business in a pure asset deal, the purchaser will generally not succeed to federal income, but the Purchaser may succeed to state income and franchise tax liabilities and will succeed to sales and use tax liabilities, real and personal property taxes, federal and state employment taxes, and unclaimed property as well as to any specialty taxes, including excise taxes.  The process will generally include the Target providing copies of tax returns and certain workpapers for the last three or 4 years. After reviewing the documents, we will have a call with the Target’s Management and Tax Advisors. We will then draft a report summarizing any exposures. Additionally, we will consider applicable transfer taxes. At any point at which we become of material exposures, we will communicate those to the Client, even if we lack data to quantify the issue. It should be noted that the transfer taxes can be overly complicated on an asset deal.  

If you are interested in pursuing Tax Due Diligence report, then click on the link to book an appointment or to send an email. We look forward to serving you and your clients.