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“It’s Not Business, It’s Personal”: The Application of Personal Goodwill in Accounting Firm Deals

Personal goodwill refers to the reputation, relationships, and other intangible assets directly attributable to an individual professional rather than the business entity itself. It is especially relevant for professional...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

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

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Law on Restructuring of Some Receivables

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A detailed new amnesty law, "The Law Relating to Restructuring of Tax and Some Other Receivables and Amendments to Certain Laws" (the "Law"), which is quite comprehensive and offers partial tax amnesty for to the period...more

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Shareholder Access to Books & Records in Texas – What Are My Rights?

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Under Texas law, a member of a limited liability company (LLC) or a qualifying shareholder of a corporation has the right to examine the company’s books and records, so long as there is a proper purpose. This right is...more

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Hong Kong Court Renders Assistance to Cayman Islands Liquidators of a Solvent Investment Fund

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On 24 June 2022, the Honourable Mr Justice Harris (of the High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) granted assistance to Cayman Islands appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (the “JPLs”) of Seahawk China...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Does your Goodwill Go Home at Night? The Sale of Personal Goodwill Offers Considerable Tax Planning Opportunities for Closely-Held...

It is important to consider tax planning opportunities when selling your business, particularly where a business is a closely-held professional service corporation and the proposed structure of the deal is an asset sale. In...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York’s Pass-Through Entity Tax, F Reorgs, and the Sale of An Electing S Corp

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Timing- I had planned to post this piece during the third week of December, a day or so after the exchange between Senator Manchin and the White House sealed the fate of the Build Back Better plan, at least in its current...more

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Disposing Of Assets Under The Ways and Means Committee’s Proposals

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First Step- Last Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved that portion of the 2022 budget legislation with which it was tasked by the Congressional Budget resolution of August 24. The text of the bill...more

Allen Matkins

Is Shareholder Approval Required To Mortgage Corporate Property?

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California requires the approval of the outstanding shares of a California corporation and its board of directors when it sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its...more

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10 Things Lawyers Should Know About BVI Transactions

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The British Virgin Islands is one of the world’s leading international financial centres and is well known for its flexible commercial legislation and English-based legal system. BVI companies feature prominently in all...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Electing Real Property Trade or Business can Revoke its Election on Account of the Change to Qualified Improvement Property...

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On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-22 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which (1) permits an “electing real property trade or business” that elected not to be subject to the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2020

This guide has been compiled to give an overview of the rudimentary legal aspects that should be considered by anyone thinking of establishing a business in the UK. It is aimed at businesses that may already be established in...more

Kilpatrick

Monthly Minute | January 2020

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Once a month, Kilpatrick Townsend will cover an interesting topic. This month, senior associate Richard Goldstucker discusses intellectual property assets....more

Verrill

Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation

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In this episode of Verrill Voices: Lawyers on Tap, Verrill Dana attorneys Jennifer Green and Jonathan Dunitz discuss the importance of entity formation to the overall success of a brewery business, and the differences between...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Tax Reform: What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean for the Transportation, Ports and Maritime Industry?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more

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Tax Reform: What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean for the Technology Industry?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more

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Summary of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more

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D.C. Circuit Limits Government's Ability to Collect on Personal Debt by Garnishing Assets of Closely Held Corporation, Reverses...

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On July 8, 2016, the D.C. Circuit clarified the limits of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA). The Court held under D.C. and federal law that the government cannot satisfy a judgment against a co-owner and...more

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