Sell Side Due Diligence - Tonnesen Accounting Services

Sell-Side Financial Preparation

Get your financials in order before going to market. We help business owners correct errors and organize documentation before a buyer's QoE review finds them first.

Business owner preparing financial documents for a sell-side Quality of Earnings review

Fix the Books Before a Buyer Finds the Problems

Poorly prepared financials cost sellers real money, usually in the second round of negotiation

We spend most of our time on the buy side, taking these books apart. Here we do it in reverse, before someone else does it to you.

Fewer Surprises in Diligence, Fewer Rounds of Negotiation

When the numbers hold up the first time a buyer tests them, the back-and-forth gets much shorter. That is most of what this work is for.

Don't Sell for Less Than Your Business is Worth

About 15% of the deals we review on the buy side have understated the earnings of the business by 5% or more, which leaves money on the table.

Sell Side Due Diligence - Tonnesen Accounting Services

How the Preparation Works

Three stages: get the documents in, correct and recalculate, then stay on to answer the buyer's questions.

Consultation and Document Collection

A scoping call to see what shape the books are in, then we collect the financial statements and supporting records and read through them.

Financial Analysis and Documentation

We recalculate seller's discretionary earnings, correct what is wrong, and put the supporting documentation into a package a buyer's analyst can follow.

Deal Support and Communication

We stay on through diligence to answer the buyer's financial questions, so those come to us instead of landing on your desk.

Get Your Financials Ready to Sell

Tonnesen Accounting Services helps business owners get their books in order before going to market. We correct seller's discretionary earnings, clear up bookkeeping errors, and organize the financial documentation a buyer's own QoE review will scrutinize.

What's Included

SDE recalculation and error correction, organized financial documentation for buyer review, and support answering financial questions through closing.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact Tonnesen Accounting Services to discuss preparing your financials for sale.

Thinking About Going to Market?

Call us before you list. The cheapest time to fix a bookkeeping problem is before a buyer has an opinion about it.