Making sure that your business survives you is not easy, it requires diligent and careful planning. Specifically, business succession planning and estate planning. This article explains how to ensure the continuity of your California business.

What Is Business Succession Planning And Why Is It Important For California Business Owners? Owners of businesses rely on continuity of management. Big companies make it easy to take this for granted, but they have this covered. For the survival of a business, someone must be in charge and in a ...

DIY online living trusts are popular, but many fail to fully avoid probate due to incomplete setup, improper funding, missing documents, or outdated provisions. A living trust alone often does not address business succession, liability exposure, beneficiary protection, or trustee selection. Life changes, evolving technology, and changes in tax and trust laws can quickly make an estate plan obsolete. Our practice helps review, correct, update, and complete living trusts so they actually work when needed—protecting families, assets, and legacies.

      If you've formed a single-member LLC (SMLLC), you might be surprised to learn that, even though the IRS treats it as a “disregarded entity” for federal tax purposes, California still requires you to file a separate state return and pay an annual $800 minimum franchise tax. This requirement ...

      Transferring a vehicle from a parent to a child in California follows the standard DMV title transfer process, which includes some steps that can be simplified due to the family relationship. First, the California Certificate of Title must be completed with signatures from both the parent (...