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tradertef
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Why is it capital gains?
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lionhead
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Because he is either selling his shares in the company, or the individual assets owned by the company, either way it should be taxed as capital gains.
rexreed
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Asset Purchase Agreements are taxed primarily as income. Only a sale of the company ownership or equity would be taxed differently
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