Earnouts bridge valuation gaps — or quietly transfer risk to the seller. How to pick the right metric, negotiate protections, and structure contingent payments you actually collect.
Owner vehicles and personal travel run through the company can be added back to lift adjusted EBITDA, but only if you document them. Here is how SoCal owners do it right.
Selling your equipment and property is not all capital gain. Depreciation recapture tax can convert years of write-offs into ordinary income at closing. Here is how to plan for it.
Asset sale or stock sale? The structure you choose reshapes the taxes, the liability, and often the final price. Here is a practical comparison for Southern California business owners.
Genuinely non-recurring legal, technology, and other costs can be added back to lift your adjusted EBITDA. Here is how to document and defend one-time expense add-backs so a buyer accepts them.
