Consulting Services
Tax Due Diligence & Structuring
Every major business transaction involves tax implications that can have huge financial impacts. Freed Maxick’s in-depth knowledge of complex tax issues and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) provides innovative solutions that overcome even the most difficult challenges. Freed Maxick’s M&A tax professionals can help develop tax strategies that support the deal and your organization as a whole. We assist companies through transactions by helping to:
Complete transaction successfully
- Examination of federal, state, local and international tax implications
- Determination of the ideal structure for a transaction
Generate savings
- Analysis of M&A costs to maximize tax deductions
- Evaluation of options for asset step-up induced depreciation and amortization tax shields
- Maximum benefit from use of net operating losses, in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 382
Implement post-transaction analysis strategies
- Reduce liabilities
- Buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence to uncover potential tax liabilities and opportunities
- Effective structures for rollover of continuing target owners
- Assessment of opportunities to alleviate double taxation