Both the seller and purchaser of a group of assets that makes up a trade or business must use Form 8594 to report such a sale if goodwill or going concern value. Both the seller and purchaser of a group of assets that makes up a trade or business must use Form 8594 to report such a sale.Form 8594 is a tax document required in certain business sales where the buyer acquires assets rather than stock or equity. Form 8594 is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that provides a structured way to allocate the purchase price of a business among different asset classes. The IRS developed Form 8594 for buyers and sellers to disclose how the purchase price is allocated among different classes of assets. The purpose of Form 8594 is to determine the treatment of the assets for tax purposes, establish the basis of the acquired assets for the purchaser.