by Kevin Kennedy | Aug 28, 2017 | Business planning, Law, Tax Planning
Starting a business is a process. It is MUCH more than filing the one or two page articles/certificate of formation with the state. At the same time, it doesn’t have to be so complicated and overwhelming that you never start. Further, not only is starting a...
by Kevin Kennedy | Jul 3, 2017 | Business planning, Law, Tax Planning
Questions about Bitcoin have increased dramatically as investors have seen the price of Bitcoin rise from 30 cents per Bitcoin in 2011 to $2,550 per Bitcoin in July 2017. This article answers basic questions about Bitcoin and we’ll have two follow-up articles...
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 | 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...
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...