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DO YOU PLAN TO INCLUDE A NON-U.S. INVESTOR IN YOUR BUSINESS? (PART 1)
Do you plan to include a non-U.S. Investor in your Business? If so, you need to plan ahead. In today’s global economy, it is not uncommon for a U.S. partnership or LLC to include a non-U.S. investor....
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DO YOU PLAN TO INCLUDE A NON-U.S. INVESTOR IN YOUR BUSINESS? (PART II)
In Part 1, we reviewed the tax structures available to many U.S. businesses (C-corporation, S-corporation, or Partnerships) faced with answering the question, “do you plan to include a Non-U.S....
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CONTRACT? WHAT CONTRACT? I DID NOT SIGN ANYTHING!
Everyone knows that signing a contract involves a pen and paper, right? Wrong! Anyone who likes music downloads has doubtless seen the annoying text box containing Apple’s terms and conditions. Like a...
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To Make Good Choices for the Future, We Must First Accept the Present
For some reason the aphorism “don’t throw good money after bad” reminds me of an oil wildcatter drilling a test well. After all, oil drilling involves creating a hole in the ground—something I...
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LLC vs. S-Corporation: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Please find my article, LLC vs. S-Corporation: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, at the October, 2015 “Business Law” Edition of Contra Costa County Bar Association. Online Article located at...
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California’s Single Sales Factor & International Business
In 2012, California adopted the “single sales factor” to determine how much of a taxpayer’s business income should be subject to California tax. This is determined by multiplying the taxpayer’s total...
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Franchise Tax Board Telephone Fraud
I am under the gun with a rush project when my office phone rings. “Hello” I distractedly say as I continue to peruse the document glaring back at me from the bright computer screen. “This is Karen,...
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Ouch!!! There is a Shark at my Pool Party!!!
Startups and other business ventures involve forming new business relationships—sometimes several at a time. In some ways, a business venture is like a pool party. Your business is the swimming pool,...
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“My key employee wants equity. What should I do”?
The question of employee equity comes up regularly in small business environments. Employees may believe that having a “stake” in the business will validate their importance, enhance their sense of...
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Phantom Shares
In part I of this blog, regarding employee equity, I discussed how giving key employee’s equity in your start up business can make a lot of sense–to off set lower salaries, create buy-in and create...
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