make provisions, or state partnership laws may do it for you.
by marc rosenberg
retirements & buyouts
twenty to thirty percent of all accounting firm partnership agreements have no provision for goodwill-based retirement payments to partners departing due to death, disability, retirement or withdrawal.
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they’re in for a rude surprise.
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