Shareholders' agreement

Still a Valid S Corporation?

Much has been written regarding the limitations of the S corporation, especially the requirement that it have only one class of stock, and the prohibition against its having nonresident aliens, partnerships, or other corporations as shareholders. The fact remains, however, that there are thousands of S corporations in existence, out

Letters, acronyms, initialisms[i] – they seem to slip into every post these days.

It has always been a goal of U.S. tax policy to ensure that taxable income sourced in the U.S. does not escape the federal income tax.

In general, this income and the scenarios in which it arises are easily identifiable. However,

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