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Buying a business - running into fraud

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mcshess

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Colorado

I have been working to purchase a liquor store for a couple of months. I applied for a loan and it was approved. We were supposed to close two weeks ago. Since then the loan company found that the income tax papers that were given to use as a basis for the loan do not match the income taxes filed with the IRS. The papers given to us show $50,000 per year more in income than what was truly filed. The seller's explanation was that it was a clerical error. :confused:

Because of this discrepency - we are no longer able to get a loan for the asking price. If they do pay the taxes, then it will go for SBA review and there is no guarantee that it will be approved.

I have also taken 4 weeks off from my fulltime job to get this business up and running. The clock is ticking and I am running out of time.

Would I have a fraud case against these sellers?
 



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