In my many years of practice, I’ve always advised current and potential clients that Durable Powers of Attorney are very powerful and potentially very dangerous documents. Durable Powers of Attorney allow a person to designate and authorize someone else to act on their behalf in managing their financial affairs (such as investment accounts) and making…
Running a family business is not like running a business where everyone (owners, employees, vendors, etc.) are almost always unrelated. In a family business, you are not only dealing with more emotion than a typical business, you are also bringing in past history and the burden of the sense of obligation. Don’t let the fact…
I’m sure you’ve heard that buying stuff on the internet is becoming more and more common; in fact, internet sales accounted for almost 12{cac35268b59b7e75be776053d4742f8c077751d3c6f5d87e36f9e66cb6a20ae6} of all retail sales in the United States in 2016 (https://tinyurl.com/y9rexb2g). For better or for worse, people are starting to prefer shopping in their pajamas over visiting local businesses (editor’s note:…
In my previous post, I discussed the issue of sales tax collection by individual states on internet purchases from out-of-state companies. The Supreme Court of the State of South Dakota overturned a state law requiring internet retailers to remit sales tax on sales to South Dakota residents, relying on the U.S. Supreme Court holding in Quill…
I have multiple clients where they formed separate entities for different aspects of their business(es). While the business enterprise may have a common goal, I try to ensure that each entity has and maintains it’s own identity. Otherwise, the “walls” or “separateness” between the entities can be disregarded and the liabilities of one entity can…
