Preserving Deferred Tax Assets in a Capital Raise
It is typical to have provisions in the governing documents for your company which contemplate the death and buyout of the owners. Most often, those buyout obligations are funded by the purchase of a life insurance policy on...more
A recent Supreme Court decision means that owners of closely held companies with company-owned life insurance policies should take extra precautions to avoid an unexpectedly large estate tax bill from the IRS....more
The June 6 unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court in Connelly v. United States creates a significant change for closely held businesses planning to utilize life insurance proceeds to fund buy-sell agreements....more
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision in Connelly vs. United States, holding that the fair market value of stock in a closely-held corporation, for purposes of valuing that stock held by a...more