Both the seller and purchaser of a group of assets that makes up a trade or business must use Form 8594 to report such a sale. Both the seller and purchaser of a group of assets that makes up a trade or business must use Form 8594 to report such a sale if goodwill or going concern value.Did you buy or sell a business during the tax year? If so, you may need to file IRS Form 8594 with your federal tax return. An escrow agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the. If you use Form 1099NEC to report sales totaling. IRS Form 8594 walkthrough (Asset Acquisition Statement under IRC Section 1060).