Delaware or Nevada? S Corporation or C Corporation? And what about the Series LLC? Join business attorney Debra Lewis as she provides a comprehensive review of pertinent considerations when selecting the appropriate business entity for your client’s business. When advising clients you should consider a number of important legal, personal, tax and business considerations because choosing the proper business entity and state of incorporation can have significant consequences.
The main topics discussed include entity choices, choice of state incorporation, asset protection & the small business owner, the series LLC and tax law changes in 2013. Further issues addressed include sole proprietorships, S Corporations, C Corporations, tax considerations, dividends, AET, LLCs, general partnerships, limited partnerships, the extent of limited liability, piercing the corporate veil, the alter ego theory, the ?three legged stool? approach to asset protection, succession planning, recent choice of law case law, PPACA, HCERA and the Bush tax cuts. Ms. Lewis also discusses Delaware, Nevada and Wyoming incorporation laws, fees, and taxes.
Debra H. Lewis has substantial experience as outside legal counsel for numerous small businesses. Her plan of attack incorporates a broad spectrum of legal expertise and business savvy with a straightforward, pragmatic approach. Ms. Lewis believes clients can make good decisions only when armed with strategic but practical legal advice and she works closely with decision makers to give them that information. In addition to practicing law, Ms. Lewis has served the legal profession and her community. She was an editor of the Business Law News, served on the board of editors of the Lawyer’s Club in San Diego and published legal articles. For the year 2000, she was elected the first Mayor of Rancho Santa Margarita, a newly established city of approximately 56,000 people in South Orange County. She has been president of her local chamber of commerce and served on numerous civic committees, including the kitchen cabinet of Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson.