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 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...
