Selling a Business
Selling your business is one of the most significant financial transactions of your life. We provide comprehensive tax and structuring advice to ensure you retain the maximum value from your hard work, with a particular focus on minimising Capital Gains Tax and positioning the deal terms in your favour.
What are the benefits?
Pre-Sale Tax Planning
A pre-sale review typically identifies significant opportunities to restructure the business, extract surplus cash, and ensure all available reliefs are claimed before the sale completes — often making a material difference to the net proceeds received.
CGT Minimisation
We ensure Business Asset Disposal Relief is claimed where available, advise on the treatment of any earnout or deferred consideration elements, and explore reinvestment reliefs to reduce or defer the Capital Gains Tax arising.
Deal Structure Review
The difference between a share sale and an asset sale can be significant for the seller's tax position. We advise on the optimal deal structure and negotiate the tax aspects of warranties and indemnities to protect your position.
Post-Sale Planning
Once the sale completes, careful planning of how sale proceeds are reinvested — including pension contributions, EIS/SEIS investments, and trust arrangements — can significantly reduce the overall tax cost.
How can Zenus Tax help?
We provide tax-focused pre-sale due diligence to identify risks and opportunities
We advise on all CGT aspects of the transaction, including BADR, earnouts, and deferred consideration
We review the tax covenants and warranties in the sale agreement
We advise on reinvesting proceeds tax-efficiently after completion
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