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Asset Protection 101: Separate Your Business from Your Assets
By Kevin Kennedy, Esq. Whether you’re a retailer, a broker, a doctor, etc., you know that renting commercial office/retail space can be your most expensive operating cost. You also know that one of the ways to build wealth is to invest in real estate. For these...
Real Estate Syndications 101
While syndications may also be done to purchase a portfolio of multiple properties or perhaps even unidentified properties that fit a certain profile, the most common syndications involve the purchase and/or development of a single specific piece of real estate.
What US Citizens must report with Foreign Property or Bank Accounts
Individuals for which the FATCA rules apply are required to self-report their foreign assets every year.
Mat Sorensen’s Blog
Mat has been at the forefront of the Self-Directed IRA industry since 2006. He’s CEO of Directed IRA, a partner at KKOS Lawyers, a national speaker, a top-ranked podcast host, a best-selling author, and a self-directed retirement investor. Mat is a VIP Contributor at Entrepreneur and is an expert author at Cryptopedia.
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Mark J. Kohler’s Blog
Mark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., C.P.A., J.D., is a best-selling author, national speaker, radio show host, writer and video personality for Entrepreneur.com, real estate investor, senior partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen, and the accounting firm of Kohler & Eyre, CPAs. Mark is a personal and small business tax and legal expert who helps clients build and protect wealth through wealth management strategies, as well as business and tax remedies often overlooked in this challenging, ever-changing economic climate. His seminars have helped tens of thousands of individuals and small business owners navigate the maze of legal, regulatory, and financial laws to achieve greater success and wealth.
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Estate Planning
Estate Planning: Recent Questions from our Clients
In my experience, estate planning is one of the most important, and simultaneously least understood, areas of the law. Perhaps this is because none of us ever see how our own estate plan (or lack thereof) plays out after we are gone. Maybe it’s because there’s just a...
Go for the Gold…and Keep It – What to Do If You Receive a Financial Windfall
I don’t know about you, but right now, every evening, I find myself riveted to the screen, breathlessly taking in action in synchronized diving, archery, water polo, and even rhythmic gymnastics! This can only mean one thing (because I would never otherwise watch any...
5 Important Reasons to Avoid Probate
Anyone with a basic understanding of estate planning knows that one of the primary benefits of having a living trust is to avoid probate. Nevertheless, unless you are an attorney or have been personally involved in a probate proceeding in the past, few people have an...
Business Formation
What are My Options If I Disagree with the IRS?
The IRS is generally perceived as the omnipotent “big brother”, however that does not mean you do not have rights if you disagree with the IRS. There are several administrative procedures available to you when and if you disagree with an IRS determination.
The Difference Between a Partner and an Investor
Selling unregistered securities will get you in hot water, and failing to make material disclosures and/or committing fraud in connection with the sale of a security might just land you in Club Fed.
Buying a Property Outside of the United States
Because there are over 195 countries in the world today, each deal will have its own specific considerations. However, there are still common issues and tasks to consider when purchasing real estate outside of the United States.
Tax Savings
California Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Call Your Worker a “Freelancer”
It seems like you can’t talk business at all these days without hearing something about the “gig economy.” For those unfamiliar with the term, the gig economy is a combination of two factors. It’s an environment where many people have a ‘side gig’ to make ends meet,...
How the New GOP Tax Law Affects Owners and Investors of Real Estate
Real estate has always been a major step in achieving the American dream and so there was plenty of concern within the industry that major changes in the taxes affecting owners and investors of real estate would negatively impact the industry and the tax benefits of...
GOP Delivers Tax Reform for Christmas – Joy to the World for Individuals?
Well, folks – it’s finally here. Congressional Republicans spent most of the fall crafting, arguing over, and adding and deleting provisions from a sweeping tax reform bill, and President Trump just signed it into law (and held up his huge signature to the cameras). ...
