No. Preserve their actual dates and explain how they relate to the proposed operation. A forecast should be distinguished from completed performance.
Use history without rewriting it
Identify the genuine assets, contracts and resources available for the restart. A clear plan can explain assumptions without turning the seller’s past results into the applicant’s current facts.
Formation documents and the current ownership ledger, three years of financial statements and tax returns, payroll registers and an employee list, equipment schedules and customer contracts, and a draft purchase and shareholder agreement that a lawyer can test against the treaty requirements. The executed distribution agreement with schedules, the guarantee itself, any security or pledge documents, loan agreements and amortization terms, proof of ownership and value for pledged assets, and the transfer records tracing funds into the U.S. enterprise. Signed supplier quotes and purchase orders, the lease or letter of intent, incorporation and ownership records, licence applications, insurance binders, business bank statements, and receipts for equipment already bought. Collect the seller's federal and state tax returns for the last three years, quarterly payroll filings showing seasonal and permanent staff, the lease or deed for the premises, equipment lists and inventory records.