Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:11:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1736991 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:08:12 -0400 Received: from c656256a (pppoe-64-91-103-150.rb.gh.centurytel.net [64.91.103.150] (may be forged)) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id g8J38Bdt002246 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:08:12 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <003a01c25f81$d48b15e0$96675b40@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Matco X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:11:10 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Yep, You can buy the assets to step up the basis for depreciation and avoid historical company liability. The name is also an asset and can be purchased but I do not know the legality of that as compared to past company liability. That might be a contractual thing. Buying the stock definitely has tax disadvantages and liability issues. Bob Smiley