Old Dog, New Tricks?

It’s a concern for every new investor in a closely held business: will the founding owners continue to operate the business as they always have, or will they recognize that they now have new co-owners to whom they owe a fiduciary duty, and on whom they made be dependent for funding

A post earlier this year considered the basis-limitation that restricts the ability of S corporation shareholders to deduct their pro rata share of the corporation’s losses. It was observed that, over the years, shareholders have employed many different approaches and arguments to increase the basis for their shares of stock or for the corporation’s indebtedness,