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Personal Goodwill – A Saleable Business Asset?

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...
Qualified Small Business Stock

Qualified Small Business Stock

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...
Family Business Succession

Family Business Succession

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...
Importance of Company Financial Statements

Importance of Company Financial Statements

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...
Reverse Veil Piercing–A Potentially Expanding Remedy for Creditors

Reverse Veil Piercing–A Potentially Expanding Remedy for Creditors

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...
Letter of Intent: to Bind or Not to Bind

Letter of Intent: to Bind or Not to Bind

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...
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