2. Business Lifecycle Law Work Sale Or Planned Transfer: At What Value? Cut Transfer Taxes: ESOPs, Estate Plans Protect The Asset: Contracts, Litigation Incorporation Capital Additions, Control, & Buy-Sell Agreements Advisor Work Needed Startup to Exit
3. Agenda 1. Business Issues: Harvest Or Chaos? 2. Buy-Sell Agreements And Other Succession Or Closing Legal Issues 3. Business Sales To Outsiders 4. Disability, Retirement, and Estate Plans
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10. Bad Faith Is Everywhere Brown’s Chicken: Bankruptcy to protect the convicted felon (daughter of original 67% partner) and parent from $882,00 owed former 33% partner, for breach of fiduciary duty (Popejoy, J., 10/28/2009 judgment, DuPage) Source: http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_b1/brown-portillo-company.html
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14. Exit Events And Plan Actions Planned Harvest Death Retirement Bankruptcy Maximize Value With Business Profits Minimize Taxable Estate With Gifts, ESOP, Life Ins., Etc... Funded Buy-Sell Agreement With Clear Basis and Good Accounting Asset Protection For Owners And Family: Multiple Entities
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19. Part 2 Buy-Sell Agreements and Other Succession Plan Legal Issues