Oops

During the course of my career, I have sometimes gone months, if not years, without encountering a particular tax issue. I am aware of the issue and I am familiar with the relevant authorities, but it was not a concern for the clients whom I was then representing. Then, all of a sudden, the

We frequently hear about the many wealthy foreigners who acquire investment interests in New York real property, and the complex tax considerations relating to such investments. Yet, we sometimes forget that there are many US persons outside of NY (New Jersey is still part of the US, right? Oh well) who are drawn to an

They’re Still Here

Once upon a time, before the advent of limited liability companies (“LLCs”), taxpayers would occasionally acquire real property in a corporation rather than in a limited partnership.

The corporation may have been created to hold the real property, or it may have been an operating company that, for some misguided reason, decided

Every owner of a closely-held corporation has certain property rights, arising from his or her status as an owner, that have economic value to the owner.  At the inception of the business, the owner may count among these rights the ability to share in the profits generated by the business, whether in the form of

In a previous post, we noted that individual shareholders often seek to reduce the double income taxation (at both the corporate and shareholder levels) that accompanies a sale of assets by, and liquidation of, a C corporation by arguing that they own personal goodwill.  By claiming goodwill as a business asset that is separate