The following business sale - structured, as a stock purchase agreement as opposed to an asset sale, is posted here because samples of these transactions are simply hard to find. It may be important to structure the sale of a business as an asset sale or as the sale of stock. Buyers and sellers benefit in different ways. Please consult with a CPA that is familiar with business purchase agreements before you sign on the dotted line. And while the structure of the purchase agreement will be important, so too may be the distribution of assets for tax purposes.
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT