{"id":36118,"date":"2014-07-25t01:10:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-25t05:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?page_id=36118"},"modified":"2015-10-14t19:56:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14t23:56:04","slug":"1xfees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/1xfees\/","title":{"rendered":"free white paper: “one times fees is a steal”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"onethere’s a “rule of thumb” that a cpa firm\u2019s goodwill is worth one times fees. <\/strong><\/p>\n

but this \u201crule of thumb\u201d is a myth!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

marc rosenberg, cpa, and author of cpa firm mergers: your complete guide<\/a>, demonstrates that buying a small firm for one times fees is a steal (for the buyer). in fact, it\u2019s still an outstanding investment at a premium price, say, as high as 1.3 times fees.<\/p>\n

buyers, operating under the ill-conceived “rule-of-thumb” often\u00a0 balk when sellers ask for something more. that’s a pity \u2013 for both buyer and seller.<\/p>\n

this succinct spreadsheet analysis could help to bring both sides closer together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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