Logic cannot eliminate envy, ratio cannot cope with jealousy and bad mouthing will not stop if certain visible disparities are addressed. Still, dealing with the situation openly is better than relegating it to obscurity. For simplification s sake, let us discuss a collaboration between two equal partners that is coming to its end. Each lot will, probably, contain values of assets and liabilities identical to the other lot. Life is not that simple when it comes to dividing a stream of income or of profits.
Solutions do exist, however.
This is a prerequisite. Without such clarity, it would be close to impossible to quantify the respective contributions of the shareholders. Following this detailed analysis, a pecuniary assessment of the contribution should be made. This is a tricky part. One way is to publish a public tender for the shareholder s job, based on the aforementioned job description.