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IdahoCopper after long term capital gains taxes etc....You might have a lot less than you think. Lots of time with your CPA would be well worth the cost to discuss the structure.
Depending on the cash needs and current federal and state income bracket getting paid over time might not be a bad option. Unfortunately for you the IRS is not going to allow you to avoid payment of taxes on the gain from the sale.
If the company involved was buying your entire company it might be different because in some cases you can structure a merger instead of a sale and take their stock as an option delaying taxes until you sell the stock i.e. and hopefully they would pay dividends.
There are lots of ways to structure a deal....While I am not a big fan of lawyers they are necessary and I’d get at least one that specializes in internet law involved on the front end and have a firm contract to buy that spells it all out.
Do you have to sign a non-compete clause since you are just selling the domain name? If so, they should have to pay extra for that option. Don’t assume anything!
Regardless, in my humble opinion, if you want the biggest bang for your buck I'd talk to APMEX and look into buying bars like the following: 988.65 oz ASARCO Silver Bar .999 Fine #20080153. They are selling this at $0.69 cents per oz. over spot. Before I'd purchased this I would get a firm buyback agreement from them as well! I don’t think you going to find a smaller premium than this…I may be wrong.
APMEX, if your reading this I'd like a commission.
I personally would not sink this all into silver unless you feel like you are already well diversified elsewhere. I want go into much more detail, but if you want to talk shoot me an email. Congrats!