by danr | Sep 24, 2018 | LLCs
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Just when I thought everything that could be said had been said about limited liability companies, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was enacted and has resulted in a huge increase in meeting requests from business owners and real... by danr | Jan 9, 2018 | LLCs
ADVERTISING By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. When I first started practicing law, it was not uncommon to advise a client to form an LLC in another state in order to avoid California franchise taxes. This was especially true if the business did not own property in... 
by danr | Nov 30, 2017 | Corporate and Business Law, LLCs
As we get closer to the end of the year, there are a couple of extremely important tax-related items to remember for anyone who may be getting close to starting a corporation or LLC, preparing to file their Articles of Incorporation, looking to expand their operations... 
by danr | Nov 2, 2017 | Corporate and Business Law, LLCs
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq . A recent California Court of Appeals case ( Curci Investments, LLC v. Baldwin ) means California LLC assets could be at risk for a member’s personal liability. Baldwin borrowed $5.5 million from an investment firm, as a predecessor to Curci... 
by danr | Jul 19, 2017 | LLCs
The California Secretary of State has recently updated their process for filing Statements of Information for Limited Liability Companies. Statements of Information can now be filed online using the following link. https://llcbizfile.sos.ca.gov/ The Secretary of State... 
by danr | Jul 10, 2017 | LLCs, Tax Planning
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Very recently, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has had to notify certain California limited liability companies (LLCs) that their 2017 LLC annual tax/estimated fee payment were misapplied to the 2016 tax year, which resulted in the FTB mistakenly...