Buying or Selling a Business

Buying or Selling a Business

Who should own the business?

 

Business structure set ups

One of the most important decisions you can make is how to set up your business. Choosing the correct entity structure to suit your business and family situation needs careful consideration as each entity type will attract different legal and taxation consequences.

Directorship, shareholding and asset protection is of prime concern here at Align Accounting. We can assist with giving you the pros and cons of each entity type and we can organise all the registrations and paperwork ready for signature.

Benefit - The correct structure can maximise tax savings. Ownership, distributions and control are tailored to your circumstance. All necessary registrations are done for you by Align Accounting.

How much is a business worth?

 

Buying a business

Align Accounting can assist you to determine whether the proposed business is financially viable.

Due diligence on the proposed purchase can be performed with budgets and cashflows to reflect likely outcomes.

We can take you through the necessary steps of the purchase and negotiate with the vendor and bank.

Selling your business

Align Accounting can provide all necessary trading reports with add-backs to reflect true profitability for the sale of your business.

We can liaise with potential business brokers and/or buyers to help realise the best possible outcome.