Nashua business owner has questions concerning an LLC trap for the unwary

An administrative dissolution by the NH Secretary of State (NH SOS). A client of the firm who was operating a consulting LLC was hired by a local technology company as a full time employee. Her questions and concerns were how best to close up the business and wind up the affairs of the LLC. After […]

Nashua business owner asks: How to Avoid Being “Double Taxed”

Nashua business owner has concerns about how to avoid (or minimize) being “double taxed” when he sells his business that has been operated as a C-corporation Selling a business requires careful tax planning; especially where a business has operated as a closely held C corporation and the proposed structure of the deal is an asset […]

Who administers an estate when there is no Will, spouse and no children?

This question was posed by a Nashua area probate client who recently lost a close friend. Unfortunately, his friend died without a will or any immediate family members. When a person dies owning property in his own name and has no Will, the property left behind must pass through probate before it can be transferred […]

Is It Time For an Estate Planning Check-Up?

Nashua client wants to know: Should I have an estate planning check-up? The start of a New Year is an excellent time to consider whether your estate plan could use a check-up. A properly executed plan can protect you and your family in the event of sickness, accidents or untimely death. With just a little […]

Amherst Estate Planning

Amherst estate planning client wants to know: How do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ on the Estate Tax? Donald Trump wants to repeal the estate tax. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, would increase the estate tax rate and lower the threshold at which it kicks in, from $5.45 million (or $10.9 million for […]

Attorney Jack White Helps Lead Litigation Seminar In Concord

The New Hampshire Bar Association’s Foreclosure Relief Project, in collaboration with the New Hampshire Association for Justice, recently held a full-day Litigation Seminar in Concord, NH. The program included presentations on all aspects of the litigation process, from settlement talks to trial strategies, through the lens of foreclosure proceedings. Welts, White & Fontaine managing partner […]

Nashua Business Owner Questions Business Probate

We recently had a Nashua business owner voice concerns about how to avoid “business probate”. There are a variety of methods of providing a smooth non-probate succession for small business owners.If there are multiple owners, then there should be buy-sell agreements embedded in the governing documents: LLC Operating Agreement; Shareholder Agreement; Partnership Agreement; These can […]

Nashua Business Planning Client Real Estate Transfer Tax Question

Nashua business planning client owning several rental properties has concerns regarding being caught in New Hampshire’s real estate transfer tax (RETT) net. Can property be transferred from a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship to a newly created LLC for added liability protection and administrative ease? Can real estate held as “tenants in common” be […]

The small business owners lament…

“I’m too busy running the company” – “That’ll never happen to me” Some all too common refrains uttered by hard working business owners are: “I’m too busy running the company” and “That’ll never happen to me.” In our firm’s estate planning/business planning practice it is evident that most New Hampshire business owners have not reviewed […]

Nashua estate planning client has concerns…

…about the use of an irrevocable trust and qualifying for Medicaid. Many clients have legitimate concerns about the use of an irrevocable trust in their estate plans. In short, the use of irrevocable trusts should be used only in those situations in which the client is prepared to give up control and access to the […]

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