by Jarom Bergeson | Jun 20, 2017 | Estate Planning, Real Estate, Tax Planning
I have a close relative who works in fund-raising for a fairly large university. While he loves receiving large charitable donations in the form of immediately available cash or other marketable assets (such as real estate and publicly-traded stock), he knows that...
by Jarom Bergeson | May 9, 2017 | Business planning, Real Estate, Small Business
Your federal government has modified rules making it easier to raise more money from so-called “unaccredited investors”. Under the updated rule, known as Rule 504, you can raise up to $5 million from unaccredited investors in a 12-month period. Prior to the 2017...
by Jarom Bergeson | Apr 18, 2017 | Business planning, Law, Litigation, Small Business
Unless you’ve been in a coma for the past week or so, you’ve probably seen the cell phone camera footage of airport police dragging a kicking and screaming Dr. David Dao off a United Airlines flight at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport last week. At this point, the story is...
by Jarom Bergeson | Mar 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning
Don’t ask me why, but my seven year-old daughter is obsessed with the cheesy early 1990’s goodness that is Full House. Nick at Nite has scheduled a two-hour block of Danny Tanner, Uncle Jesse, Joey and the Tanner girls from 7-9 p.m. most weeknights, and my daughter...
by Jarom Bergeson | Feb 21, 2017 | Business planning, Law, Real Estate, Tax Planning
Just “having” an S-Corporation may not be enough. It’s important you make sure to reap the tax and legal benefits of your S-Corp if you’re going to set one up. If you routinely read articles in this space or have heard any of our attorneys speak around the...