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Congratulations to Tamara Pow for being chosen as a 2019 Northern California Super Lawyer! You can read the full press release here.
...Congratulations to Serge Filatov for being chosen as a 2019 Northern California Super Lawyer Rising Star! This is his third year being chosen as a Northern California Rising Star. Checkout the full press release here.
...ADVERTISING By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. If an LLC has two or more members, it is treated as a partnership for tax purposes unless it elects to be treated as a corporation. However, an LLC with only one member cannot be a partnership, so...
By: Serge Filatov, Esq. Standby letters of credit are irrevocable agreements for the payment of money. They function like guarantees of obligations and are usually provided by a bank for the benefit of a beneficiary. Standby letters of credit are governed by Article 5...
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. The purchase and sale agreement (the “PSA”) is the central document for the sale of commercial real property and one of the most important. The terms of the agreement are negotiated between buyer and seller often after a letter...
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. A California limited liability company (LLC) is formed by filing Articles of Organization (also known as Form LLC-1) with the California Secretary of State. A foreign business entity files a similar form (Form LLC-5) to register to do business...
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Whether or not you form an LLC (limited liability company), insurance is always the first line of defense. Although an LLC may protect your personal assets from liabilities of the business (subject to some exceptions – see my earlier...
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. The next blog in my series on FAQs for LLCs focuses on personal assets. If you form an LLC, are your personal assets protected from liabilities? Simply because you form an LLC (limited liability company) does not mean your...
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. As discussed in my last blog, many business owners are looking at forming LLCs as a result of the new tax act. In addition to any potential tax breaks, there are some other advantages to forming a limited liability...
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...