{"id":25396,"date":"2013-01-04t01:14:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-04t06:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=25396"},"modified":"2023-10-17t05:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17t09:48:30","slug":"cpa-firm-merger-non-negotiables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2013\/01\/04\/cpa-firm-merger-non-negotiables\/","title":{"rendered":"cpa firm merger \u201cnon-negotiables\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>get the instant download: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cpa-trendlines-merger-must-haves.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">merger must-haves checklist (pdf)<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by marc rosenberg<\/em><\/p>\n<p>after many of you read this, you may think i\u2019m talking from both sides of my mouth. but give me the benefit of the doubt and read on before making any snap judgments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cnon-negotiables\u201d (others call them \u201cmust-haves\u201d or \u201cdealbreakers\u201d) are the terms that the seller of a cpa firm feels he\/she must have in order to do the merger. the extent to which the seller will insist on receiving his\/her \u201cmust haves\u201d is dictated by how the overall negotiations proceed. each side usually makes compromises; terms that initially were \u201cmust haves\u201d often become \u201cnice-to-haves\u201d at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>deciding your \u201cmust-haves\u201d can be both a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. let me explain. <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2013\/01\/04\/cpa-firm-merger-non-negotiables\/#more-25396\" class=\"more-link\">read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>get the instant download: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cpa-trendlines-merger-must-haves.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">merger must-haves checklist (pdf)<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by marc rosenberg<\/em><\/p>\n<p>after many of you read this, you may think i\u2019m talking from both sides of my mouth. but give me the benefit of the doubt and read on before making any snap judgments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cnon-negotiables\u201d (others call them \u201cmust-haves\u201d or \u201cdealbreakers\u201d) are the terms that the seller of a cpa firm feels he\/she must have in order to do the merger. the extent to which the seller will insist on receiving his\/her \u201cmust haves\u201d is dictated by how the overall negotiations proceed. each side usually makes compromises; 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