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Your Co-owned Business Probably Needs a “Buy-Sell Agreement”

March 27, 2024

“Your Co-owned Business
Probably Needs a “Buy-Sell Agreement’”

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Are you the co-owner of an existing business?

Might you be buying an existing business with some other owners?

Might you be founding a new business with some other owners?

If you are, you should really consider putting a
“buy-sell” agreement in place.

Why? Because a well drafted and funded buy-sell agreement can help you:

  • Turn your business ownership into a more liquid asset
  • Prevent unwanted ownership changes
  • Save on taxes and avoid hassles with the IRS 

Buy-sell agreements come in two basic flavors.
(Here’s the story in a nutshell.)

Cross-purchase agreements. A cross-purchase agreement
is a contract between you and the other co-owners.

[Under the agreement, the remaining co-owners must purchase the withdrawing co-owner’s
ownership-interest when a triggering event, like as death or disability, occurs.]

A redemption agreement is a contract between the
business entity itself and its co-owners, including you.

[Under the agreement, the entity must purchase the withdrawing
co-owner’s ownership interest when a triggering event occurs.]

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. In my new article I’ll cover important subjects like these…

  • The huge impact of “triggering-events”
  • Valuation and payment terms
  • Using life insurance to fund the buy-sell agreement
  • How to fund the redemption agreement the smart way
  • Creating certainty for your heirs
  • Guides for C corporations and S corporations

And much more.

If you co-own a business, don’t wait!

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“Your Co-owned Business
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