Many business owners who reside in New York, and whose business is headquartered in the state, pay income taxes not only to New York, but to other jurisdictions as well.
For example, the resident owners of a business may operate through a corporation that has elected to be treated as an S corporation,
Monday morning quarterbacking – the connotations are anything but positive.
Life is full of instances in which someone, in possession of all the factors that informed – or that should have informed, had they known about them – another’s earlier decision, and with full knowledge of the outcome of such decision,
I sometimes wonder at the number of corporations that own real property.
It is often the case that the property is the corporation’s principal asset, which it leases to one or more commercial tenants, for example. That’s bad enough.[i]
There are other instances, however, in which the corporation is engaged in
Most transactions have their share of hiccups. Some cases are more serious than others.
Generally speaking, they originate with the seller. For example, due diligence turns up some disturbing information about the target company’s legal status, the target’s financials aren’t as rosy as the buyer was led to believe, the target’s owners keep trying to renegotiate the deal, or a rift develops among the target’s owners – these and other surprises are not unusual. Some result in a change in purchase price or a change in payment terms (including escrows and other holdbacks), while others just kill the deal.
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A few days ago, one of the daily tax services reported that the billionaire investor and businessman, Carl Icahn, was planning to move his home from New York City to Florida, presumably for tax reasons. What’s more, the article continued, Icahn was planning to move his NYC-based business (including employees) to Florida.
Much has been written regarding the limitations of the S corporation, especially the requirement that it have only one class of stock, and the prohibition against its having nonresident aliens, partnerships, or other corporations as shareholders. The fact remains, however, that there are thousands of S corporations in existence, out
King of Swamp Castle: One day, lad, all this will be yours.
Prince Herbert: What, the curtains?
King: No, not the curtains, lad. I’m talking about all of my business and investment interests, along with the related tax reporting positions.[I]
Have you ever wondered how much our parental
It’s late August – again. As usual, many business owners are looking forward to having all of their employees back at work and ready to make the final push for a successful year.[i] Others, nearing retirement, and who may be contemplating the arrival of another winter, are considering whether it
We’re more than halfway through the month of August and many college students are returning to their campuses where they will resume their studies. It should be a time of great expectation for these students and for their families.[i]
Unfortunately, for all too many of these young adults, the prospect of
The owners of a closely held business are generally free to select the form of business entity through which they will operate their business. In most cases, hopefully, the decision to operate as a sole proprietorship,[i] a partnership, an S corporation, or a C corporation will have been preceded by discussions