Succession Planning - National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) 2023 Central and Southern Region Meeting (2023)
GovCon M&A: How to Create Value in an Uncertain Economy - GovConnects’ Scale-Up Series, Howard County Chamber of Commerce (2020)
Start Smart: Advising Start-Ups on Formation and Early-Stage Organizational Issues – ABA Business Law Spring Meeting (2019)
2018 Tax Reform Update (2018)
ABA Private Company Deal Point Study – Presentation to PANGEA European Corporate Attorneys – Bucharest, Romania (2018)
Anatomy of a Middle Market Capital Raise – ABA Spring Meeting (2015)
Business Divorce From Prenup to Breakup – ABA Annual Meeting (2013)
Advanced Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Techniques – Greater Washington Society of CPAs (2012)
You Can’t Fly Under the Radar: Why Small and Mid-Sized Companies Need to Worry about Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws – ABA Fall Meeting (2011)
Business Succession Planning and Estate Planning for the Family Vacation Home – National Business Institute (2011)
Succession Planning & Retirement Plans For Business: Exit Strategies and other Risk Considerations (2010)
Government Contracting M&A: 2009 in Review and Trends Going Forward (2009)
Tax & Succession Planning - Alexandria Dental Society (2009)
ARTICLES
May 15, 2020
While many small businesses are in the throes of considering whether to take or return disbursements as part of their Paycheck Protection Program loans, the SBA has announced guidance on another portion of relief granted by the CARES Act. As part of its coronavirus debt relief efforts, the SBA will make payments of principal, interest, and any associated fees that borrowers owe on all current 7(a), 504, and Microloans in regular servicing status for six months. This also includes any new 7(a), 504, and Microloans that are disbursed prior to September 27, 2020. However, this relief does not apply to Paycheck Protection Program loans or Economic Injury Disaster loans.
April 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide-ranging impact on all types of businesses operating in the District of Columbia. Some businesses have had to shut down their operations because employees have contracted the coronavirus. Other businesses have had to cease operations because government orders have required them to close as part of the DC government’s efforts to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. And a few businesses have had to close simply because customer demand has vanished due to any number of a combination of factors including fear, diminishing customer disposable income and one or more of the government orders described above.
July 24, 2012
In a continued effort to combat offshore tax evasion and increase international compliance, on June 26, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service provided updated guidance to the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (the “2012 OVDP”), and announced that new compliance procedures will be available for certain non-resident taxpayers effective September 1, 2012.
June 9, 2011
This is a reminder that U.S. taxpayers with a financial interest over foreign financial accounts exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate at any point during the 2010 tax year must file a Form TD F 90-22.1 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by June 30, 2011. The form must be received by the IRS by such date rather than postmarked by such date. The IRS has recently expanded the group of persons subject to the filing requirement and has also provided a new opportunity for U.S. taxpayers to file FBARs for prior years without incurring penalties.
August 2, 2010
In an era of increasing litigation, keeping accurate, detailed corporate minutes is critical. In addition to their standard function of recording and reflecting decisions made by company management and directors and the deliberation of those decisions, corporate minutes can help establish that company directors have met their fiduciary obligations and have executed a sound decision-making process. Conversely, poor minute keeping can result in protracted litigation to determine the care that went into a board's decision to act. It is vital for a company to keep an accurate, precise and complete record of director decision-making and oversight. Furthermore, the failure to maintain such corporate formalities could result in a piercing of the corporate veil action and allow claimants to reach the assets of a company's shareholders. Our Corporate attorneys can assist you in updating your company's books and records.
