This paper assesses the income and tax consequences of selling ownership stakes in private companies using linked tax records of business owners in Canada. Comparing major shareholders who sell their entire stakes with matched counterparts who sell at a later time, we find large reductions in their overall income and taxes after selling their company, except for an initial spike in capital gains. Furthermore, they reduce their labor supply and wage income on average. We do not find evidence of serial entrepreneurship across ages or sectors, implying that business owners enjoy a “quiet life” after selling instead of starting new firms or remaining active in the labor market.