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Deadline Fast Approaching: New Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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The reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act took effect January 1, 2024. Now, most small businesses are required to report beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the...more

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Preparing to Sell Your Business

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There are several steps to follow when preparing to sell your business. It is important to allow plenty of time for planning and organization, as the process will usually require many months to a year or more. Why does it...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Choosing the Best Structure for Your Business

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Selecting the appropriate business structure is a crucial decision that can significantly impact your company’s future growth and legal protection. Entrepreneurs should review this comparison of common business structures,...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Leto v. United States: How a Taxpayer’s Section 1202 Exclusion Could Have Been Saved

In Leto v. United States, the taxpayer reincorporated an S corporation business into a C corporation, then the taxpayer later sold the shares in the C corporation and tried to exclude the gain from such sale under section...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

How Founders Can Get Paid (and Keep the Cash): A Practical Guide

Understanding market trends and effective planning strategies can yield improved financial results for start-ups and growth companies. Starting your start-up. What type of entity you form impacts your taxes, which hits your...more

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Choosing the Wrong Business Structure: A Startup’s Death Sentence?

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Starting a business is a thrilling journey filled with excitement, innovation and the promise of potential success. However, choosing the wrong business structure to reach your objectives can set your business on a path to...more

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“C’mon Man! Tax the Rich!” Business Owners Face Tax Increases*

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Last week, Sen. Warren reintroduced her “Ultra-Millionaires” wealth tax proposal to the Senate. Query her timing. The measure has the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hell of being enacted by this Congress.Perhaps the Senator...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Gifts of Private Company Interests to Charity Prior to Sale

A planning technique that is known to most tax professionals is for an owner of a private company to gift an interest therein to charity prior to a sale. This technique is only of interest to taxpayers who are charitably...more

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Focus on S Corporations, Part 2: Inadvertent Termination of S Corporation Elections

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The IRS recently provided guidance addressing inadvertent terminations of S Corporation (S Corp) status based on existing provisions in corporate documents that remain after a company makes an S Corp election. This can be a...more

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Focus on S Corporations, Part 1:  Choosing the Right Entity to Meet Your Small Business Goals

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Most business owners understand the need to create an entity to operate their business. However, beyond general knowledge, many owners are unsure of when is the right time to create an entity and which type of entity makes...more

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The Family-Owned Business, Stock Options, And Personal Goodwill – a Smorgasbord of Tax Issues

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Many of us have encountered variations of the following scenario: a parent owns and operates a business; one or more of their children are employed in the business; as the children mature and become more experienced and...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Michigan (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MICHIGAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offers to Purchase that are accepted by sellers are the typical form of purchase contract for residential properties....more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Massachusetts (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offer to Purchase sets forth buyer’s offer of price, date for closing, contingencies for inspections, financing etc....more

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Converting an LLC to an S Corporation: A Mistake Waiting to Happen

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Limited liability companies (LLCs) offer significant tax flexibility – for one thing they can elect to be treated as disregarded entities, partnerships, C corporations, or S corporations, and can even shift between those tax...more

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A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The ManyTraps That Exist For The Unwary: Part I – The...

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In October 2023, I authored a new White Paper, A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary. This year, in a multi-part article, I intend to take our blog...more

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The Importance of Succession Planning for Business Owners

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What is the importance of succession planning for business owners? Why should you be concerned about the development and implementation of succession planning if you own a business or a significant interest in an LLC, S...more

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It’s Time to Start Making Estimated Tax Payments Again California

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The IRS and the State of California provided significant relief to millions of taxpayers across our state last year extending deadlines for estimated tax deposits, as well as personal and business tax returns. It’s time to...more

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The Importance of Year-End Corporate Governance Work

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What is the importance of year-end corporate governance work? I know. I can see and hear it now: most businesspeople just roll their eyes and ask, “why do I have to go through this hassle?” What is the purpose of a corporate...more

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S Corporation Tax Pitfalls - The Dreaded Inadvertent S Election Termination

Business owners are often attracted to the S Corporation as a hybrid between the entity-level tax planning opportunities afforded by C Corporations and the passthrough nature of a partnership, all while affording a business...more

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ESBTs and the Carryover of S Corporation Losses

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Since 1995 to the present, the LLC has emerged as the entity of choice for the vast majority of entrepreneurs. This form of business entity owes its success to the flexibility and to the tax benefits that it affords its...more

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Sale of Mortgaged Property – Amount Realized or COD Income

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Do you feel as challenged as I do when someone asks you to explain the term “Bidenomics”? I know that it is predicated upon the imposition of higher taxes on businesses and their owners, which have not yet materialized....more

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California State Grant Program for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

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The COVID-19 State of Emergency may be over but many employers are still feeling the economic effects of the pandemic. In 2022, when COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) was extended for the final time, the...more

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LLC vs. C-Corp vs. S-Corp

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Before founders can kick-start operations, bring in customers, or engage investors, they are advised to create a legal entity to pursue such milestones. Establishing a legal entity serves several key purposes: the founder can...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Maryland Updates Pass-Through Entity Election Requirements

The Maryland Comptroller’s Office issued a Tax Alert on April 11, 2023 addressing policy and procedural changes to pass-through entity (PTE) filings and payments. For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2022, PTEs are required...more

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Forming Psychedelic Companies: 10 Lessons from the Cannabis Industry

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A new industry is emerging in the United States, and entrepreneurs in the psychedelics space must make critical decisions at the onset of new ventures regarding how to set up and structure their new businesses. While there is...more

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