by Michael W. Margrave | Jul 8, 2019 | Business and Commercial Law
When businesses are sold in an asset sale transaction, often the purchase price is greater than the book value of the assets. That spread is often referred to as goodwill and is entered by the purchaser on its books as an amortizable asset. Most people likely regard... 
by Michael W. Margrave | Jun 4, 2019 | Business and Commercial Law
In recent years, many people forming closely-held entities abandoned the corporate form of entity in favor of the limited liability company form of entity. Less formalities to deal with, no annual renewal fees to be paid to the state (in Arizona) and more flexibility... 
by Michael W. Margrave | Apr 25, 2019 | Business and Commercial Law
There are millions and millions of family businesses in the US. A typical scenario is where Mom and/or Dad started a business and through significant dedication, effort, and tax and business planning over a period of time turned their business into a financial... 
by Michael W. Margrave | Mar 19, 2019 | Business and Commercial Law
Over the years, I have seen many business clients pay an excessive amount of attention to the income or profit and loss statement to the detriment of the other financial statements available, such as the balance sheet, the statement of cash flow and statement of owner... 
by Michael W. Margrave | Feb 12, 2019 | Business and Commercial Law
About three years ago, I posted a blog on situations where a single-member limited liability company might not provide all the liability avoidance protection to its owner that it supposedly offers (Single Member LLCs — Potential Problems). That blog discussion... 
by Patrick Van Zanen | Dec 18, 2018 | Business and Commercial Law
What’s the point of a letter of intent if it doesn’t serve as the final binding agreement? Isn’t it just extra work and more legal fees that could have been avoided by just getting to work on the agreement itself? As it turns out, letters of intent serve a valuable...