The Buyer Question
How much of the advertised SDE is supported, adjusted or still unverified?
When to Use This Workflow
- The listing relies on add-backs
- Tax returns and P&Ls disagree
- The owner performs essential labor
Inputs Required
- Seller-stated SDE
- Tax returns, P&Ls and general ledger
- Add-back schedule and supporting records
Analysis Performed
- Keep seller, tax-return, P&L, buyer-adjusted and reviewer-adjusted earnings separate
- Classify each add-back and prevent duplicates
- Calculate indicative DSCR under multiple earnings definitions
Evidence Used
- Document-supported extraction with page or worksheet reference
- Reviewer status and immutable corrections
- Calculation inputs and formulas
Decision Outputs
- Normalized earnings bridge
- Add-back schedule
- Financial contradiction ledger
- Seller questions and offer protections
Coverage Limitations
- This is not an audit or quality-of-earnings opinion.
- Low-confidence extractions remain in review.
- Professional accounting and tax review may still be required.
Decision-support boundary: Findings are point-in-time acquisition intelligence, not an appraisal, audit, quality-of-earnings opinion, legal conclusion, lending decision or guaranteed clearance.
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