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. Included as part of intangibles that we purchased is key personnel valued at 300K.Enter your name and taxpayer identification number (TIN) at the top of the form. Then check the box for Purchaser or Seller. Form 8594 is a tax document required in certain business sales where the buyer acquires assets rather than stock or equity.