These guides are general information and not tax or legal advice. Your CPA and attorney decide which steps apply to your sale.
- Massachusetts Notice of Bulk Sale Before You Close
How the Massachusetts bulk sale notice works when you sell business assets: who files with the Department of Revenue, timing and what a buyer withholds.
- Closing Massachusetts Sales and Meals Tax Accounts After a Sale
How to close Massachusetts sales and meals tax accounts after you sell: MassTaxConnect steps, the final return, filing until closure and ceasing locations.
- Boston Personal Property Form of List When You Sell
Boston business personal property tax in the sale year: the Form of List, the March 1 filing date, the January 1 owner rule and what to tell Assessing.
- Massachusetts DUA Unemployment Account Transfer to the Buyer
How a Massachusetts business sale affects the unemployment insurance account at the DUA: successor employers, experience ratings and what to report at closing.
- Boston Alcohol License Transfer When You Sell a Restaurant
How an alcohol license moves in a Boston restaurant sale: the Licensing Board hearing, state ABCC review, rough timing and why you should plan months ahead.
- Closing Your Massachusetts Business Certificate After a Sale
How a Massachusetts business certificate (DBA) is handled after a sale: the city or town clerk, discontinuing the old filing and dissolving the old entity.