Monika Miles - State Exposures

Thinking About An Acquisition? What Are Your State Exposures?

A Company may be in the process of either acquiring another company or are looking to be acquired themselves. In either case, the company wants to be aware of any potential state tax exposure areas, so they can move forward appropriately. Often however, the due diligence process is the first time the Company has addressed the multi-state landscape. Sometimes deals fall apart because a target company does not have its sales tax house in order. If a suitor company does its due diligence and finds significant exposure related to years of non-compliance with sales tax collection or income tax filing, it can either derail an entire deal, or significantly impact the purchase price.

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