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APPLICATION ANSWERS · E-2 FIELD GUIDE

What if the seller’s transition support ends before the buyer’s systems are ready?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Address the operating gap with current agreements and a credible plan. Do not assume the seller must continue providing a service beyond its actual obligation.

Align the handover with the operating evidence

Record the end date, replacement arrangement and consequences for revenue or delivery. Update the forecast and explain material changes to the proposed enterprise. Immigration processing does not automatically extend a commercial support agreement, and a signed acquisition does not guarantee that all operating dependencies are resolved.

Keep the filing account consistent with the transition that will actually occur. Hypothetical example: A Trois-Rivières buyer of a commercial window-cleaning route will lose the seller’s dispatch service two weeks after closing. The first review should place the closing date, support end date, hiring plan, customer renewals and immigration steps on one calendar, while keeping their legal effects distinct.

A signed purchase does not establish that the enterprise can operate when support disappears. Decide whether the buyer can replace the dependency before closing, negotiate a longer transition or revise the forecast. The record that settles the point is the actual service agreement and the evidence of replacement capacity, not an optimistic revenue table.

A frequent failure is continuing to rely on a forecast after the transition terms change. Update the enterprise description promptly and do not assume commercial timing controls immigration processing.