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We intimately understand the journey of entrepreneurs. Our team is composed of individuals with entrepreneurship and business backgrounds. This unique combination allows us to effectively address varied challenges and opportunities, offering practical and tailored solutions to your specific needs.
Small & Medium Sized Businesses
From small businesses to multi-generational family enterprises seeking expansion, every phase presents unique challenges and opportunities. We serve as legal and strategic advisors to our clients every step of the way.
Intellectual Property
Safeguarding one’s unique ideas, creations, and proprietary information is important in enabling innovation, maintaining a competitive edge, and cultivating trust among consumers. As a law firm, we understand the importance of protecting the intellectual property of your business.
Insights
Can Non-U.S. Citizens and Start and Operate a Business?
In the United States, ownership of a business, including Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and corporations, is not restricted to U.S. citizens. Individuals who are non-U.S. citizens are eligible to own these types of businesses. However, with this broad permission, there are specific considerations that needs to be taken into account concerning the type of corporation and the owner’s visa status when it comes to employment.
Bypassing Proposition 19 and Property Tax Reassessments
Proposition 19 has significantly altered the landscape of property tax regulations in California, particularly affecting the longstanding parent-child exclusion for property tax reassessment. This legislative change has directly impacted how real estate properties are transferred from parents to children, necessitating creative approaches for families and real estate investors eager to pass down real estate assets to their heirs in a tax efficient manner. To achieve this goal, real estate limited-liability companies (LLC) need to be established and used as a vehicle for property transfers.
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act: A Guide for U.S. Businesses
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted in response to increasing worries about the use of anonymous shell companies for illicit activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing. The CTA marks a major shift from the current corporate reporting norms in the United States. Under this law, specific entities are required to disclose their beneficial ownership details to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The CTA reporting requirements went into effect on January 01, 2024.