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Some of the most complicated issues for attorneys providing advice to a
business-owner client are selecting the form of business entity best suited for
that client and deciding whether, how and when to change to a different form of
business entity. The 159-page course book and audio CDs of
this 3.3-hour December 4, 2007 program by Steven G. Siegel give you a practical
and useful explanation of those issues and much more, including disposition of
business interests.
Mr. Siegel, President of The Siegel Group, a national consulting firm based in
Morristown, NJ, covers these important topics:
ü Consider Basic Ownership Issues, Objectives And
Goals
ü Types Of Entities To Be Considered
• sole proprietorship • general and limited partnerships
• limited liability company • C and S corporations
ü Ownership Issues: Who Can Be The Owners Of The
Available Entities?
ü Liability Issues: General Or Limited
ü Management And Control Issues: Who Is In
Charge?
ü General Considerations: Simplicity, Formality
And Cost
ü Formation Of The Entity
• required formalities
• tax issues relating to formation
• tax treatment of formation expenses
• choice of accounting period and method of accounting
• determining capital structure
ü Operation Of The Entity: Tax Considerations
• sole proprietorships • partnerships
• limited liability companies • C and S corporations
ü Disposition Of The Business Interest
• disposing of a proprietorship interest
• disposing and/or liquidation of a partnership interest
• non-liquidating distributions of partnership property
• disposing of a corporate business
ü Switching From One Business Entity To Another
• incorporation of an existing partnership or LLC
• converting a corporation to a partnership
• converting a C corporation to an S corporation and vice versa
• converting a partnership to an LLC
• conversion of general partnership interests to a limited and vice versa
• converting a single member LLC to a multi-member LLC
ü BONUS: The course book includes two Sample
FORMS:
• LLC Operating Agreement
• Family Limited Partnership Agreement
FORMS: To download forms relating to these topics, please go to
www.NLFforms.com
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