Middle Market M&A: Are You On Santa's Naughty List?

In the middle of the year, no one is thinking about Santa. He's out of site, out of mind. For many, fear of the Naughty List is an end-of-year thing. Fear of taxes on the sale of a business can't follow the same approach. An out-of-the-blue offer often catches business owners unprepared and limits the tax reduction strategies available.