Crowdfunding Tax Advice From the IRS
Dan Wright and Joe Wallin If you are going to raise money through a crowdfunding campaign, you need to think through the tax consequences before you start.
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Stock Option Plan Administration: A Guide
Stock option plan administration requires regular attention to compliance obligations.
Nonqualified Stock Options: Tax Withholding on Former Employees
It is well known that a company has to withhold income and employment taxes from an employee exercising nonqualified stock options.
How to Share Equity
By Nikki Piplani and Joe Wallin If you are a startup company founder, one of the first questions you will have will be about sharing equity with your early hires.
Incentive Stock Options: The Qualifications and Limitations
In startup land, aside from cash compensation, stock options are the most important part of employee compensation.
Tax Free Startup Company Stock
If you are not familiar, last December the Congress and the President made permanent one of the most significant tax breaks probably ever made available to founders and investors in startups.
Trademarks: When To File Outside the U.S.
By Ashley Long If you are a startup company, your brand (your trademarks) may be one of your most important items of intellectual property.
Startup Compensation: Founders, Don't Forget to Pay Yourselves (and Others)
By Dennis Kasimov and Joe Wallin In the early days of a startup, it is common for founders to not pay themselves any cash compensation.
Tax Free Founder Stock
If you are thinking about starting an early stage tech company, one of the first things you will have to figure out is what type of legal entity to form.
Secondary Sales and An Investor Covenant You Don't Want To Miss
If you are investing in early stage companies, there are certain deal terms you want.