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The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Business Better Podcast Episode: Investing in the New Mainstream Economy - A Conversation with Palladium Equity Partners
Business Succession Planning Podcast with Janathan Allen
Incapacity and Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses and the People Who Operate Them
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Five: Exploring Succession and Generational Change with Kevin Adams, Managing Director for The Mountain Group
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V video
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V Podcast
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART IV
Exploring Digital Asset Planning and Estate Administration With Author Sharon Hartung – Part One
Podcast: Key ESG Considerations for Family Offices and Foundations
Digital Planning Podcast: Digital Assets in Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Families and Minors
Estate Planning & Family Law: How To Protect Your Assets For Future Generations
Episode 7: Conflict in the Family-Owned Business: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Means
Recent Trends in Succession & Estate Planning
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McDermott’s Family Office Symposium 2024 gathered more than 275 family office executives to explore creative solutions to navigate complexity and gain fresh perspectives on the challenges they face. Over two days,...more
Few individual owners of a closely held business would be surprised if you explained to them that the IRS and the Federal courts generally will subject many transactions between certain “related” persons to heightened...more
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Don’t Be Unreasonable- Much has been written of late regarding the payment by a business of various personal expenses incurred by its owner or certain key employees. The payment of an owner’s personal expenses appears to...more
Beginning January 1, 2022, Washington state will impose a 7 percent capital gains tax on annual long-term capital gains that exceed a $250,000 annual threshold. Individuals subject to the tax are Washington state residents,...more
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Washington state grants estate tax relief if a decedent owns a qualified family-owned business interest (QFOBI) at the time of death and such property passes to a "qualified heir." ...more
A recent case, Lender Management, LLC v. Commissioner, provides a potential roadmap for family offices on how to structure their operations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. ...more
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limits the ability of many businesses to deduct interest payments. Under prior law, any interest expense was generally deductible. Now, many businesses are prohibited from deducting any interest...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Act”) which, among other items, made several changes to the federal wealth transfer tax system with respect to transfers occurring...more
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In an annual tradition, Ronald Aucutt, a McGuireWoods partner and chair emeritus of the firm’s private wealth services group, with help from his McGuireWoods colleagues, has identified the following as the top ten estate...more
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“Add-Backs”- In the course of valuing a target business, a potential buyer will want to develop an accurate picture of the target’s earnings and cash flow. In doing so, the buyer will try to normalize those earnings by...more
A United States Tax Court recently issued a decision after trial that should serve as a reminder to management and controlling shareholders of family-owned businesses that salaries or other compensation paid to family-member...more
Congress recently made permanent the IRA charitable rollover. Individuals over age 70½ can make lifetime gifts, up to $100,000 per year, to qualified public charities from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs). To...more