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Tax Aspects of Purchasing LLC Interest
Question: I am contemplating purchasing an interest in a limited liability company as an investment. What tax consequences if any I should be concerned with?
Benefiting from Qualified Business Income Deduction
Question: Under the new tax law, can I deduct 20% of my S corporation income?
Holiday parties are fraught with peril; inviting HR doesn’t help
For reasons I don’t understand, this year’s holiday party has been entrusted to me.
Wait, on second thought, I do understand. I’m in charge of the holiday party by default. No one else wanted to do it. And the party’s decision-making has been rife with conflict.
Selecting the Right Business Structure
Question: Can you provide some guidance from a tax perspective to my business partner and I on the best structure for a new business we are starting?
Avoiding S Corporation Passive Income Tax
Question: My S corporation, previously a C corporation, has historically received rental income from a real estate property. Now that the company’s operating business has been sold, can the S corporation passive income tax on rental income be avoided?
Good facts and good judge support rep’s claim for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing
… When a principal terminates a contract not for any legitimate or neutral reason, but to shed the rep before a sale closes and commissions become due, raising a bad faith claim, which may make additional damages available, should at least be explored.
Gain Exclusion on Small Business Stock Sales
Question: I am selling the stock of my small, closely-held corporation. What must I do to exclude the gain from taxation?
Frustrations in life of law
Frustrations abound in life and law.
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The train is either agonizingly delayed, at the expense of my monthly meeting — obsessively gaveled to order on time — or leaves with infuriating promptness when I am held up, forcing me to acknowledge I can no longer cover the five-minute dash to the station in less than seven minutes.
Maximizing Benefits with Stock Options
Question: I was granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options from my company prior to the time the company went public. Can you explain the tax consequences and whether I am better off buying and holding the stock or doing cashless exercises?
Buying or selling: Key factors for sales rep agency valuation
Factors such as long-term and stable relationships with principals and customers, selling products with a promising future in the market, and the firm’s commission income stream on the rise, tend to increase the price.