Legal Updates & Commentary for Tax & Estate Planning
I’ve read a number of articles over the last few weeks in which marriage counselors have been predicting a wave of divorce filings once the COVID-19 quarantine has been lifted.[i]
That may be – we’ll just have to wait and see.[ii] Query, however, whether “business divorces” will follow suit?…
Sometimes you go for weeks without having to consider a particular tax issue in any depth. Then, unexpectedly, that issue comes to the forefront of several projects. That was my experience this past week when it seemed as though almost every other person who came to my office had a question concerning…
Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett, . . . that land doesn’t mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin’ for, worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for, because it’s the only thing that lasts. – Gerald O’Hara, from “Gone With The Wind”
Many of our clients…
Hail the Partnership! Don’t Abuse It.
Of all forms of business enterprise, the partnership (or an LLC treated as a partnership for tax purposes) is most often cited by tax practitioners as the most attractive vehicle for operating a business. Indeed, partnerships permit taxpayers to conduct joint business (including investment) activities through a very flexible…
