Disadvantages of Asset Sale The seller is subject to a double layer of taxation. Transferring assets may be more complicated. Agreements tied to certain assets may need to be renegotiated.
If you operate your business as a corporation, the corporation owns the assets, and you can't simply convert a business asset to personal use as you can with a proprietorship. When you operate as a corporation and you want the corporation's assets, the corporation needs to effectively sell you those assets.
An asset sale occurs when a company transfers ownership of one or more resources to another company. Assets included in a sale may be physical objects or clerical. Asset sales serve a variety of goals such as increasing liquidity for a company and lowering its asset-related risks.