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Notes for practice owners.

What CPA and tax practices sell for, how the money is paid, how the sale is taxed, and what the California rules require. Written by Denis Shulga, CPA, EA, a practicing principal and WIN’s founding CPA. Every number carries its source and its date.

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Calculators

Four 2026 calculators and a three-minute quiz: value by service line, SDE and EBITDA, after-tax proceeds under federal and California rates, and sale readiness.

How a sale to WIN runs

Committed capital, a practicing CPA successor, about twelve weeks from first call to close. The process is on the practice owners page.

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