A primary focus when starting a business should answer this question: What structure provides the most protection? New founders can get bogged down in the minutia about whether to choose a corporation ...

Setting up a business as a limited liability company (LLC) can protect the business owner's personal assets from being claimed by business creditors. An LLC creates a shield between business ...

Question: I’m a New Hampshire resident. I have several hundred thousands of dollars’ worth of assets that I’ve accumulated over the years that I don’t use in my business. They include vehicles, stocks ...

Should I buy real estate in my name, or should I buy real estate in my LLC? What if I don't have an LLC when I buy real estate? These are just two typical questions you may have asked yourself as a ...

Limited liability companies are the median between partnerships and corporations. LLCs bring in the limited liability benefits of a corporation while at the same time keeping the pass-through status ...

Navigating the labyrinth of asset protection can be daunting. HR is not just a bystander but a vital educator in safeguarding an employee's hard-earned wealth. This narrative often orbits around two ...

The following excerpt is from Mark J. Kohler‘s book The Tax and Legal Playbook. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Entrepreneur Books Every year I’m in practice, I’m further ...

When reviewing documents used in asset protection planning by other planners, I always find it amusing to see lengthy clauses that purport to do this, that and the other thing in the event that the ...

Protecting your assets is crucial when drawing up an estate plan. An asset protection trust can help you keep your assets from creditors, lawsuits and even divorce claims and civil actions. If you’re ...

A domestic asset-protection trust (DAPT) is an irrevocable self-settled trust in which the grantor is designated a permissible beneficiary and allowed access to the funds in the trust account. If the ...