Month: June 2016

By: Tamara B. Pow Will your LLC be suspended for failure to file the Statement of Information because you use an outdated form? In May of 2016 the California Secretary of State published a new form of Statement of Information for Limited Liability Companies...

  By: Tamara Pow A limited liability company (“LLC”) can terminate for tax purposes even though it has not been dissolved with the California Secretary of State , resulting in potential tax consequences for the members. Members should be aware of when this could...

If you are an emerging growth high technology start-up , or a closely-held small business, you’ve heard of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is commonly used to describe an approach to fund raising over the internet, often characterized by small investment amounts by large numbers of people....

By: Tamara B. Pow Even though we are not even halfway through the year, it is already time to pay your LLC gross receipts fee. LLCs classified as partnerships or disregarded entities are required to estimate their total annual income, and pay an estimated...

By: Tamara Pow One of the major considerations in determining the right entity for a business is how it is taxed. There are major differences in the taxation of owners in corporations that pay their own corporate income taxes and owners in pass through...