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Four ways to make your business easier to sell

By Khurram Jivani | February 20, 2019 | Tags:selling business exit strategy

Perhaps you’d always planned to build a thriving business to eventually sell for a tidy sum – or maybe for unexpected personal reasons it’s best to let your company go sooner rather than later. No matter what the reason for selling your business, experts agree: it’s best to be prepared well in advance as … Continued

Business Sale: Earnouts Back in the Spotlight

By CAAA Commercial Concierge | March 14, 2014 | Tags:ATO selling business earnout government proposal succession

Selling or purchasing a business will be made easier after the Coalition government has agreed to a simple approach to the tax treatment of earnout arrangements. On 14 December 2013, the Assistant Treasurer announced that the government will proceed with the long-standing proposal to provide “look-through” treatment for qualifying earnout arrangements.