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...
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...
by Kevin Kennedy | Nov 21, 2016 | Business planning, Corporations, Tax Planning
As the end of the year is fast approaching and 2017 will be here soon, if you’ve been thinking about starting a new business, keep in mind that once you are self-employed, a huge portion of the tax code opens up and becomes available to you for tax write-offs. Of...
