Clauses to fill in the form 8594 Line 1: Fill in the name, address and TIN of the other party of the transaction (either the purchaser or seller). The TIN of the other party is required in the form. Line 2: Indicate the date on which the sale of the assets happened. Line 3: Enter the total value of the assets exchanged.
Sellers usually prefer to allocate as much as possible to capital gain assets and intangibles rather than ordinary income assets, whereas buyers typically want to allocate to assets they can depreciate rapidly. Therefore, the allocation is often a negotiated component of a sales agreement.
Generally, both the purchaser and seller must file Form 8594 and attach it to their income tax returns (Forms 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120-S, etc.)
I.R.C. § 1060(a)(2) — the gain or loss of the transferor with respect to such acquisition, the consideration received for such assets shall be allocated among such assets acquired in such acquisition in the same manner as amounts are allocated to assets under section 338(b)(5).
In simple terms you can say that acquisition is an act of one company taking over or acquiring another company's controlling interest. This can be done either by buying assets of that company or buying shares or stocks of the company.