Buy-Sell Agreements - I need to know

What Are They And How To Fund It 

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Buy-sell agreements are critical when dealing with a closely held business and yet often ignored or given short shrift by business owners. Life insurance is an effective tool that business owners can use to implement the provisions of a buy-sell agreement by providing liquidity at the death of an owner to both his or her business and family. Having a properly drafted buy-sell agreement is key in avoiding conflict and memorializing how life insurance proceeds are to be used at the death of a business owner. The creation of a separate entity to hold life insurance is increasingly being used by practitioners in buy-sell agreement planning to avoid tax traps and other pitfalls.