December 31, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC, Corporations, LLC, Other Corporate Entities, Partnership, Taxes / 0 comments
When clients ask me what type of tax status they should elect for their company, I usually respond with, “Please ask that question to your CPA or Accountant.” After all, a good CPA or Accountant, who understands the needs of your business, is going to be able to make a good recommendation and help you […]
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Information Used to Attack Judge’s Family Gathered Via Online Search.
August 3, 2020 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC, Business Tips, Estate Planning, Other Corporate Entities, Strategic Planning, Taxes / 0 comments
Are Anonymous LLC’s The Answer to Protecting Personal Privacy in the Digital Age? Two weeks ago, the doorbell rang at US District Court Judge Esther Salas’s home in New Jersey. At the door, posing as a delivery person, was a gunman. As the door was opened, the man fired on Judge Salas’s husband and 20-year-old […]
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Tax deadlines and COVID-19: Why delaying payments isn’t always a great idea
July 31, 2020 / by Ian Alden / Business Law, Business Tips, COVID-19, LLC, Small Business, Taxes / 0 comments
As we enter the sixth month of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, a few things have become pretty clear: the economy is struggling, and so are taxpayers. Realizing that people — and, especially, small business owners — would need to stretch their money and make it last for some undetermined length of time, legislators across the […]
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July 2, 2020 / by Kristy Donahue / Business Tips, Contracts, Copyright, Corporations, EEOC Violation Defense, Employee Management, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Expungement of a Criminal Record, Human Resources, I-9 Audits, Intellectual Property, LLC, Marketing, Move Your LLC, Other Corporate Entities, Partnership, Patents, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Taxes, Tech Law, Toxic Employee Consultation, Trade Secret, Trademarks / 0 comments
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A Tax Lawyer Weighs In On COVID-19 Stimulus Payment and More
May 6, 2020 / by Ian Alden / Business Law, Business Tips, COVID-19, Taxes / 0 comments
The CARES Act/COVID-19 mean there are new considerations when it comes to taxes this year… Are the $1,200 stimulus checks taxable? Will recipients have to repay that money at some point? Quick answers: The $1,200 payments are technically “advance refundable tax credits”, much like the Affordable Care Act subsidies, and are not taxable as income. […]
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Ian Alden Talks Stock vs. Asset Purchases. Do You Know the Difference?
March 13, 2020 / by Kristy Donahue / Business Tips, Strategic Planning, Taxes / 0 comments
Attorney Ian Alden dropped into KRQE FOX- NM Living this morning to discuss what anyone about to buy or sell a business should know. Check out the full interview here: https://nmliving.com/2020/03/13/law-4-small-business-breaks-down-asset-vs-stock-sale/
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Selling Goods in Different States: South Dakota v Wayfair, Inc
February 24, 2020 / by Ian Alden / Taxes / 0 comments
In the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States allowed the State of South Dakota, under a law it had passed, to require Wayfair (a popular online sales company) to collect and pay South Dakota sales tax even though Wayfair had no “economic nexus” to the state of […]
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Marriage and Taxes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
February 3, 2020 / by Ian Alden / Taxes / 0 comments
For many people, marriage is a blessed start to a new chapter in life. Unfortunately, for many people, marriage can often come with an unexpected tax bill. Here are a few key things that newlyweds should know about marriage and taxes before tying the knot. Your tax bill could go down For many couples who […]
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Operating Agreements and Taxes: What You Need to Know
January 15, 2020 / by Ian Alden / LLC, Taxes / 0 comments
As you may have gathered from some of our previous articles (for example, read “Does your LLC have a proper Operating Agreement?” and “Important clauses for LLC Operating Agreements“), the Operating Agreement is the foundation of any limited liability company. If yours is missing a lot of key terms and conditions, or, even worse, if […]
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Tax Status for Companies
December 31, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC, Corporations, LLC, Other Corporate Entities, Partnership, Taxes / 0 comments
When clients ask me what type of tax status they should elect for their company, I usually respond with, “Please ask that question to your CPA or Accountant.” After all, a good CPA or Accountant, who understands the needs of your business, is going to be able to make a good recommendation and help you […]
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Capital Loss and Leaving a Partnership
April 3, 2019 / by Ian Alden / Business Law, LLC, Partnership, Taxes / 0 comments
Everyone who’s ever started a business will tell you that any new business venture involves risks. Sometimes it’s the risk of a capital loss of everything you have invested, or sometimes it’s the risk of spending countless hours trying to build something that just won’t stand on its own. Sometimes it’s the risk that your […]
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