What business structure i should do ?

The answer to this is more complicated than it appears. If your exit strategy is a sale of your business and your anticipated holding period is...

Treatment of gain on sale of real property when I'm a silent investor (not on title) - Capital Gains or Ordinary Income?

You may have conflicting interests with your partner. If he treats your transaction as a loan, he will report all of the gain as long term capital...

I am a owner of a private California corporation. I am trying to sell certain number of company stock..

The initial question is whether the corporation is selling the stock or a shareholder of the corporation is selling stock. If the corporation is...

Do I need to pay federal Income tax on the transfer of business interests described below?

Generally, the tax-deferred restructuring of companies under common ownership can be accomplished through adherence to the reorganization...

Look at CA Corporations Code Section 202(a). The name must include the words corporation, incorporated, limited or an abbreviation thereof.

One of the previous attorneys is correct that you can rely upon the no action letter if your fact pattern falls within the parameters set forth in...

I'm just wondering if I qualify for regulation S in SEC regulations.

One of the requirements under Reg. S is that there cannot be any direct selling efforts in the US. The fact that you heard about in the U.S. may...

My partner and I are setting up an S corp. Do I need a partnership agmt or by-law? What should I think about? Thanks

Every corporation needs a set of bylaws that sets forth a myriad of rules to operate the corporation such as election of directors, election of...

I'm a sole proprietor. Do I need to worry about securities laws? If I trade others' help for a future stake, is that a problem?

In order to determine whether or not you are offering securities, you must apply the investment contract test. The test is the investment of money...

What SEC forms must be completed in order to sell stock of a privately-held public corporation through a broker/dealer?

You gave not provided sufficient information to answer your question. There is no such thing as a privately held public corporation, unless you...