Business Organization, Family Law

Business Valuation in Divorce - Choosing a Valuation Expert

by Mitchell Reichman | Jaburg Wilk on 5/20/2013

Whenever a privately held business is among the assets in a dissolution proceeding, certain fundamental issues must be addressed in the context of determining the value of the business. If the business is relatively small in...more

How Your Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search

by Edward Amaral on 5/14/2013

How Your Business or Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search It has become increasingly important over the past few years for businesses and companies to collect debts that are owed to them. The economy has been in poor...more

Focus - Spring 2013

by Ronald Barriere, Anatoly Darov, Dennis Kelly | Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/6/2013

In This Issue: - IRS Audits: Understanding Criminal Rights and Risks - Amazing Clients®: Ravago: A Big Company with a Low Profile - When is a Mom not a Mom?: De Facto Parenting in Massachusetts - Can the...more

Make Money Turning Home Brew into a Business [Video]

by Lawyers.com on 4/25/2013

People savor the tastes of craft beer. At least one million people in the United States brew their own beer at home. Could you take this hobby and turn it into a thriving business? Maybe. But similar to tobacco and firearms,...more

Business Owners: What Happens to Your Closely-Held Shares on Divorce?

by Farah Mohamed | Field Law on 3/19/2013

As an owner of a closely-held private business you likely hold voting shares in your corporation. These shares allow you to exercise some control over the corporation by giving you the right to vote for corporate directors...more

Divorce and the Entrepreneur: Part 2

by Nancy Van Tine | Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/1/2013

Massachusetts is an equitable division state. This means that all property, whenever and however acquired, may be subject to division as well as utilized for support in a divorce case. If you are an owner or a shareholder in...more

Wills, Trusts and Estates Newsletter - February 2013

by Lauren K. Keenan, Jonathan Kinney, Lori Murphy | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: - How to Protect Your Assets as a Business Owner - Separated But Not Divorced: Don’t Wait to Update Your Estate Plan - Tales from the Cliff: Estate Planning Policy for 2013 and Beyond -...more

“Fiscal Cliff” Tax Bill: The Highlights

by Ronald Adams on 1/22/2013

While the new law is projected to raise taxes by about $600 billion in the next 10 years, it offers some comfort for many taxpayers who may have been preparing for the worst ...more

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

by Christine McKillip on 12/5/2012

On November 29, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) released a blanket No-Action Letter providing relief from registration as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) to family offices that qualify for the...more

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

by Thomas J. Handler, J.D., P.C. on 12/5/2012

On November 29, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) released a blanket No-Action Letter providing relief from registration as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) to family offices that qualify for the...more

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

by Thomas J. Handler, J.D., P.C. on 12/5/2012

On November 29, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) released a blanket No-Action Letter providing relief from registration as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) to family offices that qualify for the...more

Statute Of Limitations Quiz

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 9/27/2012

Facts & Law: A. Income taxes must be assessed within 3 years of the later of the date the return is filed or the due date of the return. B. However, the assessment period remains open indefinitely “in the...more

The trustee is not relieved of the duty to defend the trust just because the beneficiary happens to be getting divorced.

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 9/1/2012

The trustee's primary allegiance is to the beneficiary, not to the non-beneficiary spouse or ex-spouse, unless the express terms of the trust provide otherwise. Thus, when there is marital discord, the trustee must suppress...more

Handler Thayer Commercial Alert - The JOBS Act: A Revolutionary Opportunity On Hold

by Christine McKillip on 4/5/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) into law. The JOBS Act encompasses several significant changes to the federal securities laws, providing a proverbial facelift...more

Corporate Law and Family Law at the Crossroads: Spouses as Shareholders in Canada 2012

by Ellyn Law LLP on 3/27/2012

Small and medium sized businesses are the engines which drive the North American economy. Increasingly, people go in to their own business. Often spouses and other family members are in business together. Because of...more

The 2010 Tax Relief Act and How it Affects 2012

by Ronald Adams on 1/3/2012

In a January 2011 article we addressed the changes to the gift and estate tax provisions contained in the 2010 Tax Relief Act. Everything may change at the end of 2012 so it is more important than ever to take a look at...more

What do Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg have in common?

by Ashok Abbott on 12/11/2011

Demographic trends —delayed marriages, considerable wealth being created pre- marriage, and an almost 50% rate of divorce—bring an urgency to the issue of apportioning the active and passive components of the growth in value...more

Estate Planning & Probate Q&A; Business Formation Q&A

by Law Offices of D. Lee Gwinn on 12/6/2011

Q&A on Estate Planning, Probate, and Business Formations...more

Legislative Proposals to Facilitate Small Business Capital Formation

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/17/2011

In our June 2011 client memorandum, we discussed H.R. 2167, the proposed bill introduced by Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) to increase the threshold for mandatory registration for all companies under the Securities...more

Succession: Is Keeping the Business in the Family Necessarily the Best Course?

by Ronald Adams on 9/2/2011

Whether you should transfer ownership of the family business to your offspring may depend on your needs and the ability of your company, after the transfer, to support two families...more

Business Succession: Who Will Run Your Business After You're Gone

by Ronald Adams on 8/23/2011

Many entrenepreneurs have spent decades building their business right alongside raising their family. But for as much calculating thought as they have put into running a profitable company, they probably have devoted mush...more

DPA Summer Newsletter 2011

by Peter Nicholas on 8/15/2011

Our Summer Newsletter. Our website has loads of resourceful material that may be of interest, take a look at our resource center and fact sheets. In this issue we have articles on Wills, Trusts, Transferable Nil Rate Bands,...more

Family Office Exemption Narrowly Defined by S.E.C.

by Thomas J. Handler, J.D., P.C. on 7/15/2011

Following the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression which followed, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1932 democratic campaign platform called for regulation of the securities exchanges “to the full extent of federal...more

Ten Planning Issues to Prepare a Business for Sale

by Ronald Adams on 7/13/2011

The following ten planning issues will help prepare the business for sale and reduce unanticipated problems that may arise when a prospective buyer begins investigating the business for possible purchase. Regardless of...more

Business Owners – Is Now the Time to Sell?

by Ronald Adams on 7/1/2011

As business revenues and values have declined over the past number of years, many owners delayed the possible departure from their business through retirement or sale, either waiting for things to get better, or as result of...more

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Business Valuation in Divorce - Choosing a Valuation Expert

How Your Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search

Focus - Spring 2013

Make Money Turning Home Brew into a Business [Video]

Business Owners: What Happens to Your Closely-Held Shares on Divorce?

Divorce and the Entrepreneur: Part 2

Wills, Trusts and Estates Newsletter - February 2013

“Fiscal Cliff” Tax Bill: The Highlights

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

CTFC Reinstates Family Office Exception

Statute Of Limitations Quiz

The trustee is not relieved of the duty to defend the trust just because the beneficiary happens to be getting divorced.

Handler Thayer Commercial Alert - The JOBS Act: A Revolutionary Opportunity On Hold

Corporate Law and Family Law at the Crossroads: Spouses as Shareholders in Canada 2012

The 2010 Tax Relief Act and How it Affects 2012

What do Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg have in common?

Estate Planning & Probate Q&A; Business Formation Q&A

Legislative Proposals to Facilitate Small Business Capital Formation

Succession: Is Keeping the Business in the Family Necessarily the Best Course?

Business Succession: Who Will Run Your Business After You're Gone

DPA Summer Newsletter 2011

Family Office Exemption Narrowly Defined by S.E.C.

Ten Planning Issues to Prepare a Business for Sale

Business Owners – Is Now the Time to Sell?

Make Money Turning Home Brew into a Business [Video]

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