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Do I Need to File an 83(b) Election Form?

There is no requirement to file an 83(b) Election Form. By default, the IRS assumes […]

So You Sold Your Startup for $50M – Why You Netted $19M, and How You Could Have Netted $32M

Congratulations! This is it. Every entrepreneur’s dream is now your reality. You built your business […]

$1.7M Mistake for FILING an 83(b)

This is a very rare case when FILING an 83(b) Election made a bad situation […]

Do It Yourself Guide to Prepare Your Startup’s Taxes

OK,  you have a startup (let’s assume a DE C Corp) and are low on […]

How to Dissolve a DE Corporation/Startup for Dummies

Unfortunately, not all startups survive.  When it is apparent that your early stage startup will […]

How Sam Walton Taught Zuckerberg a Trick To Save His Kids $250M in Taxes

The Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn founders saved their children about $1B in taxes.  Zuckerberg, alone, saved […]

The Five Tax “DO NOTs” for Startups

1.    Doing your own payroll. • Do not even think twice about this one. Zen […]

Tax Deadlines for Startups

Most entrepreneurs who form an LLC or incorporate a business are not aware of their […]

83(b) Elections For Dummies

First, a few basics: If you have stock options, you do not need to file […]

UPDATE: Carried Interest. Inter-Partner Loans

As a follow-up to our recent post regarding the proposals to tax carried interest as […]