Net proceeds calculator
From the headline price to what the owner keeps, at closing and after tax.
THE PRICE
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PAID AFTER CLOSING
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TAX
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Shares qualify for the lifetime capital gains exemption
Net proceeds after tax
$3,075,328
$3,125,000 of it in cash at closing
- Cash at closing
- Paid later
- Fees
- Tax
Purchase price$5,000,000
Debt repaid at closing−$600,000
Working capital adjustment−$40,000
Proceeds for the shares$4,360,000
Advisory, legal and accounting−$335,000
Holdback and vendor note, paid later−$900,000
Cash at closing$3,125,000
Estimated tax, due the following April−$949,672
Net proceeds after tax$3,075,328
Tax is estimated on a share sale reported in full in 2026. A vendor note may allow part of the gain to be reported in later years.
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Method and assumptions
An estimate for planning. A sale is priced and taxed on its own facts, confirmed by the seller’s advisors.
- 01Proceeds for the shares equal the purchase price less debt repaid at closing, adjusted for working capital delivered against the peg.
- 02Cash at closing is the proceeds less fees and the amounts paid later: holdbacks, escrow and vendor notes.
- 03Tax is estimated on the capital gain from a share sale reported in full in 2026, with the exemption where the shares qualify and minimum tax, at 2026 rates.
- 04An earn-out is shown apart and left out of the net figure, because it is paid only if the targets are met.
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IndustryPrecision manufacturing
Revenue$7.2M
Adjusted earnings$1.45M
How buyers price it (three ways)
Revenue multiple0.6 – 0.9×
EBITDA multiple4.5 – 6.0×
Adjusted earnings multiple3.8 – 5.1×
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$1.45M adjusted earnings at 3.8 – 5.1×, the multiple this profile earns
Two things would move it before you sell: your largest customer is 38% of revenue, and most of the business still runs through you
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