Business Transfers & Successions

Business Transfers & SuccessionsSacramento Business Succession Lawyer
Phone: 916.440.8036

Whether you are contemplating a family transfer (such as business succession to your children) or a stock transfer to a key employee or group, you face tax impediments, as well as logistical issues. In addition, you may be creating unnecessary tax issues for the employee or family member to whom you are transferring all or part of your business.

At the Goralka Law Firm, we are experienced in the areas of business succession planning, business transfers, and personal estate planning. Our founding partner, attorney John Goralka, is a Board Certified Tax Specialist (certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization), passed the CPA exam, and has an advanced law degree in taxation.

We will take the time to listen to your goals regarding your company. We will examine all your options, including utilizing personal estate planning tools and techniques, and discuss the most efficient and cost-effective manner of performing your transfer or business succession, including examining the tax consequences to you and the person receiving a piece or all of your business.

We can assist you with every aspect of your business transfer or business succession, including negotiating, preparing, and/or reviewing the following documents:

  • Family transfer or succession documents
  • Documents transferring part of your business to a key employee or group of employees
  • Creating and transferring stock options
  • Business reorganization
  • Buy-sell agreements
  • Transfer and succession agreements

For assistance with your business succession or business transfer or advice concerning your business and personal options for succession planning, please schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced attorney by calling us at 916.440.8036, e-mailing us, or filling out our intake form.

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Goralka Law Firm
4470 Duckhorn Drive
Sacramento, CA 95834

Telephone: 916.440.8036
Facsimile: 916.440.8038

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Based in Sacramento, the business law, tax litigation, and estate planning attorneys at the Goralka Law Firm serve business clients, business owners, and key employees throughout northern California, the Sacramento Valley, Napa Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of Stockton, Granite Bay, Elk Grove, Lodi, Roseville, Galt, Citrus Heights, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Davis, Antelope, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Antioch, Brentwood, Napa, Woodland, Lincoln, Yuba City, Vacaville, and Fairfield.  Our corporate laywers also serve the communities in and around Sacramento County, Placer, Sutter, Yolo, Solano, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara counties.


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