EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 8 MIN
How Holding Companies Use Tax Strategies to Create Value
from The Holding Company with Fexingo: Multi-Business Owners, Portfolio Companies, and Diversified Operators · host Fexingo
Lucas and Luna explore how holding companies use tax strategies to create value for shareholders. They focus on Berkshire Hathaway's 2013 sale of Marmon's water treatment subsidiary and the tax-efficient structuring of that deal. Lucas explains how holding companies use tax basis step-ups, like-kind exchanges, and the corporate structure's flexibility to minimize taxes on asset sales and reinvestments, contrasting with the tax burden faced by private equity's carried interest model. They discuss the importance of long-term capital gains rates, the role of state taxes in subsidiary domicile decisions, and how tax strategy shapes acquisition financing. The episode closes on whether tax advantages for holding companies are a feature or a loophole. #HoldingCompanies #TaxStrategy #BerkshireHathaway #Marmon #LucasAndLuna #Business #Finance #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #TaxOptimization #CapitalGains #LikeKindExchange #TaxBasis #CorporateStructure #ShareholderValue #AcquisitionFinancing #StateTaxes #CarriedInterest Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Lucas and Luna explore how holding companies use tax strategies to create value for shareholders. They focus on Berkshire Hathaway's 2013 sale of Marmon's water treatment subsidiary and the tax-efficient structuring of that deal. Lucas explains how holding companies use tax basis step-ups, like-kind exchanges, and the corporate structure's flexibility to minimize taxes on asset sales and reinvestments, contrasting with the tax burden faced by private equity's carried interest model. They discuss the importance of long-term capital gains rates, the role of state taxes in subsidiary domicile decisions, and how tax strategy shapes acquisition financing. The episode closes on whether tax advantages for holding companies are a feature or a loophole. #HoldingCompanies #TaxStrategy #BerkshireHathaway #Marmon #LucasAndLuna #Business #Finance #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #TaxOptimization #CapitalGains #LikeKindExchange #TaxBasis #CorporateStructure #ShareholderValue #AcquisitionFinancing #StateTaxes #CarriedInterest Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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