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Owning and operating a restaurant in New York comes with significant financial and legal responsibilities—especially when real estate is part of your investment portfolio. As a restaurant owner, you face unique risks that can...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) made numerous changes to the complex web that makes up U.S. retirement plan laws. Of interest to S corporations that may be considering an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) is...more
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. Some of us probably feel we ate or drank either too much or not enough, watched too much or not enough football, or spent too much time discussing politics and the state of the...more
ESOPs can pay fair market value for the stock: Stock purchased by an ESOP must be appraised by an independent third party expert working with a trustee for the ESOP who must also be independent from the seller. The ESOP is...more
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is a type of tax-qualified retirement plan. ESOPs are designed to invest primarily in qualifying employer securities, as defined in applicable tax rules....more
Structuring the family business. This is a solution for every taxpayer to triple a Roth contribution. #assetprotection #estateplanning #retirementplanning #employeebenefits #entrepreneur #taxplanning...more
Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #26, The Accidental Entrepreneur Part IV - Creating the Family Pension Plan speaks to a solution for every taxpayer to triple a Roth contribution....more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), recently released a series of Frequently Asked Questions (the Forgiveness FAQs) focusing on forgiveness of...more
In Summa Holdings, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2015-119, the Tax Court recharacterized an exporter’s deductible commission payments made to an IC-DISC as non-deductible dividend payments to the exporter’s shareholders...more
As baby boomer business owners begin to retire, many will want to monetize the value they have created in their businesses. An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is one alternative. The ESOP alternative, authorized by the...more
Overview - Since my last article, I have received some hate mail. Well, not quite literally unless I count the note from Mrs. Nowotny asking me why I forgot half of the items on the grocery list. A number of readers...more