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Sell a company with substantial NOL?

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  1. #1

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    Sell a company with substantial NOL?

    I have a company that is laying dormant at the moment with a couple of million HKD in NOL that are just sitting there.
    No outstanding loans or nothing exists to third-parties and all accounting is in order.

    I'd like to reclaim at least some of the losses that I incurred, at least 50%.

    Has anyone ever done such a thing in Hong Kong or should I sell it to a different jurisdiction?
    Thanks.


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    No market. I looked into this before. The latest transaction I heard was some Chinese company bought a macau offshore company. other than that I haven’t heard of anyone who bought comapny with losses for tax reasons


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    Also, the losses are not worth 50%.. Discounted tax credit at best, but considering other risks.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Also, the losses are not worth 50%.. Discounted tax credit at best, but considering other risks.
    I believe 10-25% ought to be more reasonable?

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    Even with the risk of buying a used company. Why would anyone pay over the tax rate for losses?

    I would say, a lot of business owners should already know how to minimize their taxes.

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