by Kevin Kennedy | Feb 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning, Litigation, Real Estate, Small Business
We have many clients that own residential rental and commercial properties and lawsuits involving landlords continue to happen throughout the country, and will continue so long as someone is willing to ‘rent a room’ and someone is likely not to pay or...
by Lee Chen | Feb 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning, Corporations, Law, Litigation, Real Estate, Small Business
We frequently hear from clients who have been told by others that they should incorporate in Nevada (or other states outside of their home state) in order to take advantage of their favorable laws. We have seen many individuals persuaded into incorporating in a...
by Jarom Bergeson | Feb 7, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning, Real Estate, Small Business
We have lots of clients who come to us after dealing with promoters and would-be practitioners who have recommended elaborate (and usually expensive) entity structures for their businesses. This “up-sell” approach tends to happen whether the business sells...
by Lee Chen | Jan 24, 2017 | Business planning, Small Business, Tax Planning
On January 12, 2017, an appeals court in California ruled, in a closely watched case of Swart Enterprises, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board (Appeals Case F070922), that a non-resident of CA was not “doing business in California” and therefore not liable for California...
by Jarom Bergeson | Dec 20, 2016 | Business planning, Law, Small Business, Tax Planning
According to a 2011 survey, Americans spend in excess of $6 billion per year on Christmas decorations – and there’s no truth to the rumor that more than half of that number was spent by Clark Griswold for his annual Christmas light extravaganza. What is true is that...
by Jarom Bergeson | Nov 30, 2016 | Health Care, Small Business, Tax Planning
As Americans awoke on the morning of November 9, 2016, the reality of a Donald Trump presidency began to sink in. Many believed that a Trump administration would mean the end of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. the ACA or ObamaCare) on day one. Well, the reports of...