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Business assets are things of value that are used in a business. The assets are of two types:
Tangible assets, Cash and Receivables, Inventory like business vehicles, equipment, supplies, and buildings.
Intangible assets, like goodwill copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

In the sale of assets, all the tangible and intangible assets to be transferred to the buyer are normally separately identified. The buyer's assumption of liabilities, if any, must be carefully provided for.
The sale of assets is in contrast to the sale of stock, in which all assets and liabilities of the entity represented by the stock are transferred as part of the sale of stock. The entity remains in place, and so do the assets and liabilities. Only the ownership of the stock itself is changed in such a sale.

The long term holding period is more than one year. The short term holding period is one year or less.
The significance of this determination is that gains on long term assets benefit from lower tax rates.

You may elect to report the sale on IRS Form 6252 which spreads the tax liability on the gain over the life of the installment period.
You may elect not to use the installment method if you want to report the entire profit in the current year of sale.

Selling expenses should be added to the cost amount and subtracted from the gross proceeds sales amount on IRS Schedule D or Form 4797.
This will help insure that the gross proceeds figure agrees with the 1099 slip that the IRS will receive.

Exchanges of partnership interests do not qualify as nontaxable exchanges of like-kind property. This applies regardless of whether they are general or limited partnership interests.

Generally, depreciable Real Property sold at a gain is considered either Section 1231 if depreciated post 1987or Section 1250 property if depreciated pre 1987 and reported on Form 4797
Bonus depreciation taken in years 2008 through the present year must be picked up as ordinary income
Gain attributable to depreciation pre 1987 is subject to recapture as ordinary income unless straight line method was used..
Gain on the disposition of Section 1250 property is treated as ordinary income to the extent of additional depreciation allowed or allowable on the property.
Depreciable Residential Rental Property sold at a loss is considered Section 1250 property reported on Form 4797 Part 1 if long term, and 4797 part 2 if short term.

Yes, having an HSA in no way restricts your ability to have an IRA.

No, it can only be rolled over into another qualified HSA without incurring tax consequences.

Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) are available to employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals if they participate in high-deductible health plans. The deductible limits and out-of-pocket limits in connection with these plans differ from those for HSAs.
For tax years beginning in 2012, the annual deductible for an MSA high-deductible health plan may not be less than $2,100 and not more than $3,150 for single coverage, and not less than $4,200 and not more than $6,300 for family coverage. Also, annual out-of-pocket expenses (exclusive of premiums) cannot exceed $4,200 for single coverage and $7,650 for family coverage.