Concerning passing ownership small business to son and then son directly selling the business
So my Father is retiring and is selling his business (a mom and pop Dry Cleaners in California), but he asked me that he wants to pass ownership to me before he sells the business to the buyer. Therefore, I would be the recipient of the money The reason why he wants to do this is because he does not want to lose his and my mothers medicaid as they have a variety of health issues and have heavily relied on it to live. If he sells the business as the owner he believes he would lose their medicaid coverage. Also, they have been ebt (or food stamps). My question is would this considered be legal first of all and if so how much tax would I be looking at. The total amount coming in from selling the business is $100k in total, with the incoming payments being split into 5 years with the first down payment for $20k, and installments of $1,500 every month after that. Plus, I as an individual make about $45k annually from my job. Thank you so much.
