Practical guidance for business sales, acquisitions and physical trade
Articles for owners preparing a sale, acquirers defining a search and buyers sourcing physical commodities. Each article cites its sources.
- Physical commoditiesBefore the sample order: a document and payment-term screen for a new commodity supplier
Hold the sample order and advance payment until the supplier identifies the pro forma invoice terms, the Incoterms rule with version and named place, the payment method and its documentary trigger, and the transport and origin documents.
- Selling a businessBefore asking how long a sale takes: a document triage from IRS and SBA guidance
Official IRS and SBA pages support a pre-timeline triage of entity and tax-return identity, asset-sale classification, and a bookkeeping baseline. None of the pages reviewed states a sale duration or stage sequence.
- Selling a businessPreparing the asset classification and residual-method allocation schedule before acquirer outreach
Before an acquirer sees numbers, an owner should classify every asset into the IRS categories, draft a residual-method allocation, and reconcile the balance sheet to the tax return and accounting method.