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QSBS Exemption Guidelines FAQ

QSBS Exemption Guidelines FAQ

Are Contingent payments on the Sale of QSBS Covered Under Section 1202?

Contingent payments can be ambiguous, which causes headaches for transaction tax planning. A few examples of contingent payments are (i) fixed installment payments if a certain level of earnings is met or (ii) contingent payments based on a percentage of the operating cash flow over the next … Read More

QSBS Exemption Guidelines FAQ

If I Buy QSBS Today, Then I Add to My Position Later When It Is Not QSBS, Does That Invalidate My QSBS?

The tax code does not directly say if you make a second stock acquisition in a non-QSB stock that it will not affect your first stock's QSBS qualification, but the two purchases will be treated as mutually exclusive. Even if the second stock did qualify for section … Read More

QSBS Exemption Guidelines FAQ

What If I Make a Second QSBS Investment in the Same Company?

An investor can make a follow-on investment in a section 1202 C Corporation, but the second investment will have a new timeline, which starts on the day of the issuance of the QSB stock. Also, the second investment will still have to follow the same guidelines … Read More

QSBS Exemption Guidelines FAQ

History of Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

On January 24, 1963, John F. Kennedy quotes, “The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations, the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential … Read More

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