Few business owners want to work with the spouses or children of a partner who can no longer perform their duties. In this situation, buy-sell agreements are best for severing ties. When a company has ...

In today’s complex business landscape, advisors play a vital role in guiding business owners through critical transitions, and succession planning is paramount among business owners’ concerns. While ...

A buy-sell agreement is triggered upon the occurrence of certain specified “triggering events.” The parties to the agreement may build one or more triggering events into their particular buy-sell ...

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Learn how a buy-sell agreement safeguards your business against unforeseen events and ensures a smooth ownership transition.

Business owner clients seeking to use the shrinking estate-tax window to pass down closely held shares may need to think through new or updated buy-sell agreements. For business owners trying to ...

Sole practitioners should get a practice continuation agreement. I explained why in last week's column. I also suggested that you could apply that same advice to clients who are sole owners and ...

Buy-sell agreements often play a crucial role in the succession of family businesses. It's therefore essential to structure and fund them properly — and to understand how they can help fix estate tax ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When it comes to succession planning, Logan Roy isn’t the only patriarch without a plan to ...