Selling bootstrapped startup (S Corp) 100% owned by one person. The buyer wants to do a stock deal - i.e., acquire 100% of the stock. But the Legal costs will be high.<p>Options include<p>1. Asset sale - sell code base<p>2. Exclusive license<p>3. Sell the stock.<p>The company is 5 years old.<p>What is the best tax option? Perhaps an empirical example.<p>Ps not a major amount - exit value - just $4m.<p>I want to get some good options before handing off over to law firm. Would like to ensure that legal fees are optimized.