Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Optimizing Your Practice for Sale
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 51, the PCAOB and Compliance
Personal goodwill refers to the reputation, relationships, and other intangible assets directly attributable to an individual professional rather than the business entity itself. It is especially relevant for professional...more
A California state appellate court recently upheld the trial court's decision in The 2009 Metropoulos Family Trust v. Franchise Tax Board that nonresident shareholders of an S corporation source gain on the S corporation's...more
If goodwill is personal to a shareholder of a C corporation (or an S corporation with built-in gain), in the context of a sale of the corporation’s assets to a buyer, the shareholder may be able to sell the goodwill...more
When a business is sold, both the buyer and the seller endeavor to walk away with as much cash on hand as possible. The seller hopes to reap the rewards of years of hard work; the buyer hopes to secure enough cash to...more
A recent U.S. Tax Court case reminds us that the personal goodwill owned by the principal shareholder/employee can provide significant tax planning opportunities. Generally, the sale of assets by a "regular" corporation...more