by danr | Mar 28, 2016 | LLCs, Tax Planning
By: Tamara Pow Before you make a contribution to an LLC in exchange for a membership interest, beware that some member contributions to LLCs are taxable. For a limited liabilty company (“LLC”) taxed as a partnership, the general rule is that members do not recognize... 
by danr | Mar 22, 2016 | Corporate and Business Law, LLCs, Tax Planning
By: Tamara Pow In addition to income tax considerations on forming a limited liability company (“LLC”) in California and making contributions to the LLC, potential LLC members should keep in mind that income they receive from their LLC may be subject to... 
by danr | Mar 17, 2016 | Real Estate Law
By: Serge Filatov The real estate market in the Bay Area and San Jose is booming. With interest rates still low, many real estate investors are taking advantage of cheap debt and either taking out new loans for projects or refinancing existing debt. One of the common... 
by danr | Mar 15, 2016 | Corporate and Business Law, LLCs
By: Tamara Pow Although I do not practice estate planning law, as a limited liability company lawyer (“LLC lawyer”) in San Jose, I have worked with estate planning attorneys to form many LLCs for families that want to include them in their estate plan. Traditionally,... 
by danr | Mar 9, 2016 | Corporate and Business Law
By: Robert Hawn As a business attorney with a Silicon Valley practice, I create a lot of contracts for many different kinds of companies. It never gets boring! One of the issues we sometimes worry about is whether there are any other parties that might have rights...