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  • Family Business Succession Planning

     The business section of the March 20th issue of the Arizona Republic had a front page article titled "Families Passing Business Torch". My practice often involves working with families on the subject and I found the article very timely, particularly since studies tell us that during the next several years 30 to 40 percent of both family, as well as non-family owned businesses will "attempt" to transfer ownership. I say "attempt" because 2 in 3 family businesses fail after transition to the second generation.More

  • Employee Stock Ownership : Gaining a Foothold Worldwide

     The global business community is recognizing the benefits of employee ownership, from tax savings to improved work performance, as more major firms worldwide offer stock as compensation.This material is drawn substantially and directly from the National Center for Employee Ownership, a nonprofit membership and information organization in Oakland, California.Employees have become major players in capital ownership worldwide through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), according to a new analysis.More

  • Cash and Tax Strategies for Waste Management Companies

     Owners of waste management companies share many of the same cash and tax challenges as all business owners. The most recent federal tax legislation, the Economic Growth and tax Revenue tax reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) positively impacts some very useful planning tools. This article will discuss two of the plans.More

  • ESOPs: An Opportunity for Bankers

     An ESOP represents Superb Opportunities for Bankers and their CustomersLeveraged (involving a bank) ESOPs enable employees to borrow money using the corporate borrowing capacity of their company to buy stock in the company. ESOPs usually use loan funds to purchase stock from existing shareholders or from conglomerates divesting subsidiary companies. ESOP loans can also be used to purchase newly issued shares from the sponsoring corporation.More

  • Charitable Remainder Trusts: Preserving Your Estate

     Most people would not dispute the value of financial and estate planning, but studies show that relatively few people actually adopt such a plan. Too bad, because in its present form financial and estate planning ensure that a person's assets and property will be put to the greatest use during life, and to the beneficiary's best use after death. Planning tools can be as simple as a will, or as complex as a trust.More

  • Facts and Myths about ESOPs

     Employee stock plans bank on bright future Financial strategy leads to success.For half a century thousands of U.S.More

  • Taxes Are Voluntary - When You Use An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

     If you are reading this I was successful in getting your attention. The financial strategy known as ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) has saved business owners one trillion dollars in income tax, that's twelve zeros. $1,000,000,000,000.More