{"id":4929,"date":"2026-08-26T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:48:35","slug":"buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying an Existing Belarusian Company Instead of Registering a New One: Due Diligence, Risks and Price (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Buy_or_build_when_acquisition_earns_its_keep\" >Buy or build: when acquisition earns its keep<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Ready-made_and_shelf_companies_the_middle_path\" >Ready-made and shelf companies: the middle path<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#The_core_risk_you_inherit_the_entire_past\" >The core risk: you inherit the entire past<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Share_deal_or_asset_deal_the_choice_that_decides_what_you_inherit\" >Share deal or asset deal: the choice that decides what you inherit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Due_diligence_what_to_actually_check_in_Belarus\" >Due diligence: what to actually check in Belarus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Price_discovery_what_its_worth_once_you_know_what_it_owes\" >Price discovery: what it\u2019s worth once you know what it owes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Deal_mechanics_getting_it_done_properly\" >Deal mechanics: getting it done properly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Timing_and_cost_what_to_budget\" >Timing and cost: what to budget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#When_to_walk_away_and_build_instead\" >When to walk away and build instead<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Share_deal_vs_asset_deal\" >Share deal vs asset deal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/buying-existing-company-belarus-due-diligence\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a version of entering the Belarusian market that skips the registration queue entirely: you buy a company that already exists. It comes with its licences, its contracts, its bank relationships and its trading history \u2014 everything a new company would have to build from scratch. On paper it looks like the fast route. In practice, the very thing that makes it attractive is what makes it risky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you buy a Belarusian company in the usual way, you are not buying a business \u2014 you are buying the legal entity. And the entity brings its entire past with it: not just the assets and contracts you want, but the debts, the tax history, the lawsuits and the liabilities nobody put in the brochure. A <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/open-company-in-belarus\">new company<\/a> starts on a clean slate. A bought one arrives with its whole history attached, and that history does not vanish when the owner changes. So the real work of an acquisition is not the purchase. It is finding out what you are inheriting, and pricing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This piece covers both: what you take on, how to check it, how to price it, and how the deal actually gets done. It is general information, not legal advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buy_or_build_when_acquisition_earns_its_keep\"><\/span><strong>Buy or build: when acquisition earns its keep<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be honest about the comparison first, because registering fresh is genuinely fast \u2014 roughly a day, a clean slate, <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/can-foreigner-own-100-percent-company-belarus\">100% foreign-owned<\/a> with no local partner required. So buying only makes sense when the company you\u2019re eyeing has something you couldn\u2019t build quickly: a licence or permit that takes months, contracts and a client base already running, a trading record a bank or a tender insists on, or a particular status such as Hi-Tech Park residency. Where that\u2019s genuinely the case and it survives a proper look, a purchase can pay off. Where it isn\u2019t, the clean slate tends to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ready-made_and_shelf_companies_the_middle_path\"><\/span><strong>Ready-made and shelf companies: the middle path<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between registering fresh and buying a trading business sits a third option: a ready-made, or shelf, company \u2014 a dormant entity set up in advance and sold ready to use. Its appeal is a company that already exists, with a registration date behind it, but with little or no trading history to inherit. For a buyer who needs a company quickly and values a bit of age on the record, it can be a sensible middle path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The catch is that \u201clittle history\u201d is not \u201cno risk.\u201d A shelf company still has to be verified: that it genuinely never traded, that its charter capital was actually paid in, that it carries no dormant tax registration or filing obligations, and that nothing has attached to it while it sat on the shelf. A clean shelf company is a real convenience; an unchecked one is simply a smaller version of the same due-diligence problem. Treat it as an acquisition, not a purchase off a menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_core_risk_you_inherit_the_entire_past\"><\/span><strong>The core risk: you inherit the entire past<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the part that changes how you should think about the whole thing. In a standard deal you\u2019re buying the participation interest \u2014 the share \u2014 and the company itself doesn\u2019t change at all. Same legal entity, same tax number, same history \u2014 just a new name on the ownership register. Which means all of its obligations travel with it: tax arrears, debts to banks and suppliers, court judgments and claims still pending, obligations to employees, guarantees it has given, and the contingent risks that don\u2019t surface until later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that sounds abstract, it isn\u2019t. A story keeps circulating in the Belarusian market, and it is the sellers who tell it: someone gets contacted by a bailiff about the company\u2019s unpaid taxes years after selling, because the debt sits with the entity and, until the register catches up, their name is still attached to it. Now read it as the buyer. All of it is now yours unless you found it and priced it before signing. The balance sheet tells you what the company wants you to see; due diligence is how you find everything it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/office-arrangement-with-partitions-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Share_deal_or_asset_deal_the_choice_that_decides_what_you_inherit\"><\/span><strong>Share deal or asset deal: the choice that decides what you inherit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two ways to buy, and the choice determines your exposure. A share deal buys the legal entity and everything in its past \u2014 you keep the licences, the contracts and the continuity, and you inherit the liabilities. An asset deal buys the business as a property complex \u2014 the equipment, stock, contracts, brand and client base \u2014 and leaves the liabilities behind in the old shell, which the seller typically winds up afterwards. The trade-off is real: the share deal preserves what makes the target valuable but carries its history; the asset deal sheds most legacy risk but means re-papering contracts, re-obtaining permits and re-hiring staff. If you are buying <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/holding-structures-belarus\/\">into a group<\/a>, the structure gets more involved again. The comparison table below lays the two side by side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Due_diligence_what_to_actually_check_in_Belarus\"><\/span><strong>Due diligence: what to actually check in Belarus<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due diligence is not a formality here; it is the whole game. Split it three ways \u2014 legal, financial and tax \u2014 and get specific to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Corporate and title.<\/strong> Pull the <a href=\"https:\/\/egr.gov.by\">Unified State Register (EGR) extract<\/a> to confirm who owns and directs the company, and check that the charter capital was actually paid in \u2014 an unpaid contribution is a liability that lands on you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Litigation and enforcement.<\/strong> Search the <a href=\"https:\/\/court.gov.by\/\">court records<\/a> and the bailiffs\u2019 enforcement data for live claims, judgments and unpaid debts against the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax.<\/strong> Check the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/corporate-tax-belarus\/\">tax standing<\/a> and any arrears; tax exposure is the single most common hidden liability, and it follows the entity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial.<\/strong> Have the <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/accounting-services-in-belarus\/\">accounts<\/a> reviewed for debts, guarantees and off-balance-sheet commitments, not just the headline numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encumbrances, licences, contracts, people and IP.<\/strong> Check whether the share itself is pledged; that key licences are valid and survive a change of control; that important contracts don\u2019t terminate on a change of owner; that employment and IP obligations are what they seem; and who the ultimate beneficial owner really is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The categories that sink deals are the ones a balance sheet does not carry \u2014 guarantees, contingent claims, disputed tax. Assume they exist until diligence shows they do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_discovery_what_its_worth_once_you_know_what_it_owes\"><\/span><strong>Price discovery: what it\u2019s worth once you know what it owes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price follows diligence, not the other way round. Start from a valuation basis \u2014 net assets, earnings, or comparable deals \u2014 but treat the asking price as a starting point, because what you find moves it. Debts and risks come off the price. Unpaid charter capital, tax exposure and live litigation are either deducted or carved out. A number that looked fair before diligence rarely survives it intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tools that make a risky purchase safe are worth knowing. A price-adjustment mechanism trues up the price for what the accounts actually show at closing. A holdback or escrow keeps part of the price back to cover problems that emerge later. Representations, warranties and indemnities put contractual risk back on the seller \u2014 though an indemnity is only as good as the seller\u2019s ability to pay it a year on, which is why escrow matters. Factor in the seller\u2019s own tax on the gain, since it shapes how they negotiate, and the notarial and registration costs of the transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deal_mechanics_getting_it_done_properly\"><\/span><strong>Deal mechanics: getting it done properly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The procedure has a fixed shape, and getting the order wrong is how \u201csold\u201d companies still show the old owner months later. The other participants usually hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/pravo.by\/document\/?guid=3871&amp;p0=v19202020\">pre-emption right<\/a> to buy the share on the offered terms, which has to be cleared before an outside buyer can take it. The transfer is made by a purchase agreement and, under current Belarusian practice, generally requires <a href=\"https:\/\/etalonline.by\/document\/?regnum=v19202020\">notarial certification<\/a>; the notary checks the parties\u2019 authority, the charter and that the pre-emption step was observed. Confirm the exact requirement for your deal, as the charter can affect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the share is <a href=\"https:\/\/pravo.by\/document\/?guid=3871&amp;p0=hk9800218\">marital property<\/a>, the seller\u2019s spousal consent is needed. Then the change of participant is <a href=\"https:\/\/minjust.gov.by\/directions\/unified_state_register\/\">registered in the Unified State Register<\/a> \u2014 the step that actually moves ownership and takes the seller off the hook. Large deals may also need antimonopoly clearance, and a foreign buyer will need their <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/documents-legalization-apostille\">documents legalised<\/a> for the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timing_and_cost_what_to_budget\"><\/span><strong>Timing and cost: what to budget<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signing is the fast part. Once terms are agreed, clearing the pre-emption step, notarising the agreement and registering the new participant takes a matter of days. Everything before that is where the time goes: due diligence and negotiation, which for a trading company usually run a few weeks \u2014 longer if the target is complex or the seller drags their feet on documents. Plan around the diligence, not the signature, and the timeline stops catching you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On cost, look past the price itself. You\u2019ll pay due diligence and legal fees, the notary\u2019s certification of the transfer, the state fee to register the change of participant, and, in most sound deals, an escrow to hold back part of the price against later problems. A foreign buyer should add legalisation of their own documents. None of it is large against the purchase price \u2014 and all of it is cheaper than the liability a skipped diligence step can leave you carrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_walk_away_and_build_instead\"><\/span><strong>When to walk away and build instead<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are times when the diligence points to the exit, and walking away is the right call rather than a defeat. If you can\u2019t put a number on the liabilities you\u2019ve found, or the seller won\u2019t stand behind even the basics, you\u2019re usually better off with a clean <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/open-llc-in-belarus\">new LLC<\/a> than with a risky company at a discount. The purchase earns its place only when the target has something you truly can\u2019t rebuild in a hurry and its history survives a proper look. Short of that, build from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Share_deal_vs_asset_deal\"><\/span><strong>Share deal vs asset deal<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two ways to buy, and what each one carries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What you acquire<\/strong><\/td><td>The legal entity and everything in it<\/td><td>Selected assets: equipment, stock, contracts, brand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Liabilities inherited<\/strong><\/td><td>All of them, seen and unseen<\/td><td>Left behind in the old shell<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Licences and permits<\/strong><\/td><td>Kept, subject to change-of-control rules<\/td><td>Usually re-obtained<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Contracts<\/strong><\/td><td>Continue automatically<\/td><td>Re-papered or re-assigned<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Employees<\/strong><\/td><td>Transfer with the company<\/td><td>Re-hired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tax history<\/strong><\/td><td>Inherited in full<\/td><td>Stays with the old entity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speed<\/strong><\/td><td>Faster once diligence is done<\/td><td>Slower to reconstitute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Best when<\/strong><\/td><td>The target\u2019s value is in continuity<\/td><td>Legacy risk outweighs continuity<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*General guide; the right structure depends on the target and your goals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"hfaq\">\n    <div class=\"hfaq__container\">\n        <div class=\"hfaq__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t            <h2 class=\"hfaq__title title title-lg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"hfaq__items\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Is it faster to buy a company or register a new one?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Registering is fast \u2014 often about a day. Buying can be quicker to a running business if the target already has the licences, contracts and history you would otherwise build, but the diligence and negotiation a safe purchase requires take time. \u201cFaster to a working business, slower to a safe deal\u201d is the honest answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What do I inherit if I buy the shares?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Everything. A share purchase leaves the legal entity intact, so you take on its assets and its liabilities together \u2014 debts, tax history, litigation, employment obligations and contingent risks included. That is precisely why due diligence and price adjustment matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Can I buy just the business and leave the debts behind?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Yes \u2014 that is an asset deal. You buy the business as a property complex (equipment, stock, contracts, brand) and leave the liabilities in the old company, which the seller usually winds up. The cost is re-papering contracts, re-obtaining permits and re-hiring staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">How do I check a Belarusian company before buying?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Start with the Unified State Register extract, then work through tax standing, court and enforcement records, any pledge on the share, licences, key contracts and the accounts. Go in assuming hidden liabilities are there until the diligence proves otherwise \u2014 the ones that actually hurt you never show up on the balance sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Do the other owners have to agree to the sale?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Usually the other participants have a pre-emption right to buy the share first, on the offered terms, and they must be notified before an outside buyer can take it. The charter sets the detail but cannot remove the right entirely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What protects me if hidden debts appear after the deal?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Representations, warranties and indemnities in the agreement, backed by a holdback or escrow so there is money to draw on if a problem surfaces. Contractual protection is only as strong as the seller\u2019s ability to pay later, which is why keeping part of the price in escrow is worth more than a promise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Who pays tax on the sale?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>The seller, on their gain \u2014 an individual seller pays income tax on the difference between the sale price and their documented acquisition cost. It is the seller\u2019s liability, but it shapes the negotiation and sometimes the structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Should I ever just register a new company instead?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Frequently, yes. When the only thing a target has going for it is that it\u2019s already there, or the diligence throws up risks you can\u2019t reliably price, you\u2019re usually better off registering fresh \u2014 it\u2019s cheaper and it\u2019s clean. The rule of thumb: buy when the company holds something you couldn\u2019t quickly build yourself, and build in every other case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What is a shelf company, and is it safer than buying a trading one?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>A shelf company is a dormant company set up in advance and sold ready to use. It carries far less history than a trading business, so there is less to inherit \u2014 but less is not none. You still verify that it genuinely never traded, that the charter capital was paid, and that it has no dormant tax or filing liabilities. A clean shelf is convenient; an unchecked one is just a smaller version of the same risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">How long does buying a company take?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>The transfer itself is quick once terms are agreed \u2014 the pre-emption step, the notarised agreement and the register update are a matter of days. The time goes into due diligence and negotiation, which for a trading company is usually a few weeks and longer if the target is complex or the seller is slow to produce documents. Budget for the diligence, not the signing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What will it cost beyond the purchase price?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>A few things: due diligence and legal fees, notarial certification of the transfer, the state fee to register the change of participant, and usually an escrow arrangement. Foreign buyers should add the cost of legalising their documents. 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