Buying & Selling a Business
Business Purchase - prior businesses debts
Laws vary from state to state. Successor liability laws transfer responsibility for payment of certain business debts to the new owner when a business is sold. You should check for possible back taxes, liens, penalties and fines that may transfer to you upon purchase of the new business.
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