Business Sale Tax Liability

[SmallBusinessUSA]

Jurisdiction

Missouri

I'm competing to buy a viable business that sits on a valuable piece of land, with a developer that is just interested in the land. The owner inherited the business a long time ago and owns the business and land free and clear with his wife. Is there a compelling case that he could clear more selling it as a business to me, than as land to the developer, due to his large tax liability (price is several million)?

 

[army judge]

As one of the potential buyers, you must make the compelling case to get the seller to accept your offer.
Yours isn't a legal matter.
Yours is simply an age old buyer's problem of prevailing over other buyers.