The Installment Sale Playbook: Deferring Capital Gains When Selling a Business or Real Estate - Softcover

Ashby, Desmond P.

9798896654605: The Installment Sale Playbook: Deferring Capital Gains When Selling a Business or Real Estate

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ISBN 13: 9798896654605

Publisher: NobleTrex Press, 2026

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Selling a business or investment property can feel like reaching the finish line—until the tax bill arrives and takes a painful bite out of your proceeds. The Installment Sale Playbook answers a question every owner and investor eventually faces: how can you turn a large one-time gain into a more manageable stream of taxable income over time? If you want practical guidance on seller financing, capital gains deferral, and smarter deal design, this book is for you.

Inside, readers will discover how IRC Section 453 works in real life, not just in theory. The book breaks down the gross profit ratio, contract price, and payment rules that determine when gain is recognized. It also explores the lesser-known traps that can quietly destroy deferral, including depreciation recapture, imputed interest, related-party rules, note pledges, and other hidden acceleration triggers. Along the way, it compares installment sales for business exits versus real estate deals and shows how note structure can reshape after-tax results.

What makes this book different is its plain-English, decision-first approach. Instead of burying readers in code sections and jargon, it connects tax rules to real negotiations, real cash flow, and real risk. The result is a practical playbook that helps readers ask better questions, model better outcomes, and enter a sale with far more confidence.

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