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?…
One of the most challenging problems facing a business is how to attract, and then retain, qualified employees.[i] The competition among businesses can be fierce and, in order to succeed, businesses have, over the years, developed a number of compensation alternatives. Some of these have become “standard” options,[ii] thereby forcing…
Last week we considered New York’s “statutory residence” rule pursuant to which an individual domiciled outside of New York may nevertheless be taxed by New York as to all of their income for a taxable year – including their business income – regardless of its source, by virtue of maintaining a permanent…
It Was the Worst of Times, Except . . .
It happens in most closely-held businesses: so long as the business is profitable and cash keeps flowing into the hands of the owners, everyone is happy. When the spigot slows, or is just plain turned off, however, the investor-owners (as distinguished from the management-owners) will…
