ASSET PROTECTION: Video – Offshore Banking
Even in today’s world of FATCA and other international treaties, there are still important benefits to going offshore with your banking, intellectual property, and other assets that you should know about.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT: Video – LLCs for Real Estate Investment
Real estate attorney, Jeff Harrington, shares his insights on the use of LLCs in real estate investment.
Offshoring U.S. Services After the Pandemic
This article explores traditional challenges of offshoring services, and how ICTs have addressed those challenges in response to the Pandemic, as well as potential implications to the U.S. workforce if service-based companies follow manufacturers offshore.
BUSINESS: Company Formation (Florida)
One of the great things about doing business in the US is how quick, easy and inexpensive it is to form a company. As one of the States that has good weather and no income tax, Florida has become a target destination for entrepreneurs, both domestic and foreign. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the company formation process in Florida for first-timers.
BUSINESS: Where to Set Up your Company?
Just because you intend to do business primarily in one particular state does not mean that you necessarily have to set up your company in that state. On the contrary, you can organize your company in any state (or even foreign jurisdiction) and then register that company to do business in the state where you do most of your business.
Business: Electronic Signatures
E-signing technology is becoming more and more prevalent, and there is no denying the convenience. Affixing your signature with a simple tap on your phone screen is a beautiful thing. After all, the alternative is to print the document, sign it, scan, and then email the scanned copy. Sometimes you have to go find witnesses, and, if notarization is required . . . well, now you really have yourself a project.
Estate Planning: You have Your Estate Docs. Now what?
Executing your will and/or trust are the first steps to your estate planning. This article focuses on a few loose threads that you need to be aware of after you have your basic planning in place.
REAL ESTATE: COMMERCIAL LEASE DISPUTES
The purpose of this article is to make both landlords and tenants aware of the common considerations after default on a commercial lease.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT: Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund
We are in the middle of the 2022 tax season, but it is not too late to shelter your capital gains from last year. The Opportunity Zones Program allows investors to defer, or entirely eliminate, federal taxes on capital gains (and 1231 gains) from qualifying investments.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT: Funds that Qualify for an Opportunity Zone
The Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund program offers some incredible incentives for all investors. But, there are limitations to the kind of money that qualifies for the special tax treatment.