#business-acquisition
Business Acquisition
Due diligence and accounting for business acquisitions
Реалността от $350,000: Как промените в правилата на SBA 7(a) за 2026 г. решават одобрението на вашия заем
През април 2025 г. таванът за малки заеми по SBA 7(a) падна от $500,000 на $350,000, минималният SBSS се повиши на 165, гаранционните такси се върнаха и дългът от MCA вече не може да се рефинансира със средства от SBA — седем промени с твърд филтър, които решават одобрението, преди човек да прочете досието ви.
Вашият лиценз за алкохол е 15-годишен актив: Амортизация по Секция 197 и защо ежегодните подновявания са различни
Съгласно Секция 197 от IRC, лицензът за алкохол е нематериален актив, който трябва да капитализирате и амортизирате линейно за 180 месеца, считано от по-късната дата на придобиване или месеца на откриване — без бонус амортизация, без по-кратък срок, без конвенция за половин месец. Рутинните годишни такси за подновяване, платени на държавата за поддържане на вече притежаван лиценз, по принцип се приспадат през годината на плащане. Това ръководство обхваща какво влиза в базата, счетоводните статии, разпределението по формуляр 8594 при покупка на бар и пет счетоводни грешки, които изкривяват счетоводството в сектора на хотелиерството.
The 24-Month Bookkeeping Cleanup: How Small Business Owners Get Their Books Buyer-Ready
More than half of small business sales that reach a signed letter of intent still fail to close, often because the seller's books can't survive a buyer's Quality of Earnings review — a 24-month, four-phase bookkeeping cleanup is how owners get financials buyer-ready before going to market.
What It Actually Costs to Sell Your Business: Broker Fees, the Lehman Formula, and Hidden Costs
Business brokers and M&A advisors charge Double Lehman commissions of 10% down to 2% by tier, but minimum fee floors, non-creditable retainers, expense reimbursement, and tail clauses routinely add 5-20% on top of the quoted success-fee percentage.
Selling Your Business to Your Employees: What the New SBA Worker Cooperative Lending Pilot Means for Retiring Owners
Six million U.S. businesses are expected to change hands by 2035, yet over 58% of owners have no succession plan. The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, reintroduced in December 2025, would create an SBA pilot guaranteeing $60 million in loans over ten years for worker cooperative conversions — solving the 20%-owner personal guarantee problem that blocks most co-op financing. Here's how the pilot, Section 1042 capital gains deferral, and clean bookkeeping fit into an employee-ownership exit.
What's Your Business Actually Worth in 2026? SDE and EBITDA Multiples by Industry
In Q1 2026 the median small business sold for 2.7x cash flow, but multiples range from the low end for restaurants to 6–10x EBITDA for SaaS and up to 8x for express car washes. How SDE vs. EBITDA, industry, owner dependence, and clean financial records determine what your business sells for.
A $7 Million Seller Note Just Sent a 59-Unit Franchisee Into Chapter 11: What Every Franchise Buyer Should Learn From It
A Phoenix operator that bought 93 fast-food restaurants in 2023 filed Chapter 11 in July 2026, disputing a $7.04 million seller note over allegedly undisclosed liabilities. The case shows why setoff clauses, escrow holdbacks, facilities diligence, and seller solvency checks matter in any seller-financed business purchase.
The FTC's Record $12 Million HSR Penalty: What Acquisitive Small Businesses Need to Know About Merger Filing Thresholds
On July 13, 2026, the FTC and DOJ obtained a record $12 million civil penalty from Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech for structuring a $115 million acquisition with a $25 million non-voting side investment to stay under the Hart-Scott-Rodino filing threshold. This guide explains the 2026 HSR thresholds — $133.9 million size-of-transaction and the size-of-person test — and why roll-ups, PE-backed platforms, and deals structured to "just miss" the line carry real filing risk.
Letter of Intent for a Small Business Sale: What's Binding, What's Negotiable, and What Kills Deals
Most letters of intent are labeled non-binding, but exclusivity, confidentiality, and break-up-fee clauses inside them are typically enforceable. This guide covers LOI terms in sub-$10M business sales — asset vs. stock structure, 30–90 day exclusivity windows, working capital true-ups, price allocation, and the mistakes that cost sellers deals.
You Bought a Micro-SaaS, Not Software: Purchase Price Allocation and the 15-Year Section 197 Rule
Software acquired as part of buying a business amortizes over 15 years under IRC Section 197 — not the 36 months standalone software gets. How to allocate a micro-SaaS purchase price across the seven IRS asset classes, agree on Form 8594 with your seller, and record it in a plain-text ledger.
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: How Search Funds Turn Managers into Owners
Search funds have returned a 33.9% aggregate IRR and 4.75x invested capital across 862 funds since 1984, per Stanford's 2026 study. Here's how entrepreneurship through acquisition works — traditional and self-funded search structures, SBA 7(a) financing, typical deal metrics, and why quality of earnings diligence decides the outcome.
The Silver Tsunami: A Financial Readiness Guide to Baby Boomer Business Exits
More than half of U.S. small-business owners are now over 55, but only 15-20% have gotten a professional valuation and just 25-30% have a written succession plan — here's the financial cleanup exit-planning advisors recommend starting two years out.