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Due Diligence

Kaufman, Rossin & Co. assists both buyers and sellers with due diligence. Our procedures begin with an interview, to understand the client's goals in the acquisition or sale. We then design procedures that could include the following areas, and more:
  • Financial condition
  • Quality of earnings and assets
  • Identification of hidden costs, commitments, contingent liabilities
  • Historical cash flows
  • Source and use analysis
  • Working capital
  • Commercial issues
  • Control environment
  • Non-compete valuations
  • Tax issues
  • Optimization of tax structure
  • Identification of potential tax opportunities and/or contingencies
  • Deal issues
  • Information Technology
  • Significant "out of compliance" situations, including privacy regulations
  • Software licensing, in-house developed software
  • Review of known dependencies
  • Verification of hardware age and projected replacement timeline
  • Review of IT assets and contracts
  • Operations
  • Integration issues
  • GAAP questions
  • Organizational and staff review and assessment