Form 8594 is a tax document required in certain business sales where the buyer acquires assets rather than stock or equity. Form 8594 must also be filed if the purchaser or seller is amending an original or a previously filed supplemental Form.8594 because of an increase or decrease. Technically, buyer and seller Form 8594's should never match. In this blog, we will explore selected accounting and tax consequences of such acquisitions and certain traps for the unwary. Asset Allocation is how the company value is divided up to report the sale to the federal government, and where applicable state government, for tax purposes. In an asset sale, Seller and Acquiror each must complete Form 8594, Asset Acquisition Statement. Under Section 1060 (Rev. Feb. If you incur transaction costs that are required to be capitalized under section 263(a), then increase the FMV for the additional amount.