reasonable compensation

Corporate Rate Increase? 

We begin this week with the Senate having passed the President’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus plan (the “American Rescue Plan”[i]) following a marathon session during which Senate Democrats tried to address the concerns of centrists within their own party,[ii] but without alienating more progressive members of

The Business-Charity Connection

As our readers know, this blog is dedicated to addressing the tax-related business and succession planning issues that are most often encountered by the owners of a closely held business. Occasionally, however, we have crossed over into the space occupied by tax-exempt charitable organizations inasmuch as such an exempt organization (“EO”) may

This week, we return to two recurring themes of this blog: (I) related party transactions – specifically, transactions between a taxpayer and a corporation controlled by the taxpayer; and (II) what happens when a taxpayer does not conduct the appropriate due diligence before engaging in a transaction.

Management Agreements

Taxpayers owned two operating companies (the

“Add-Backs”

In the course of valuing a target business, a potential buyer will want to develop an accurate picture of the target’s earnings and cash flow. In doing so, the buyer will try to normalize those earnings by “adding back” various target expenses that the buyer is unlikely to incur in the ordinary course of