Year: 2016

  The lender gets loan documents signed by the borrower and gets collateral to secure the debt – that is, a lien on the borrower’s property. It sounds easy and familiar. So what can go wrong here? The progression of cases interpreting the Uniform...

By: Serge Filatov With interest rates still at historically low rates, many people here in Silicon Valley and San Jose are taking out inexpensive debt to finance their business and real estate needs . The first step in obtaining commercial debt is obtaining a...

By: Robert Hawn As a San Jose corporate lawyer, many of our clients make their money through software licenses. As part of their deals, a number of risks have to be allocated. As explained in my blog posted on May 18 [ Creatively Covering...

  By: Tamara B. Pow Will you be denied a deduction for your share of LLC losses? You may have pass through losses from your LLC membership interes t , but that does not mean you can deduct them against your personal taxes this...

  By: Tamara B. Pow Are you calculating the LLC fee correctly for an LLC’s sale of real estate? The Franchise Tax Board just released FTB Legal Ruling 2016-01 (July 14, 2016) regarding the calculation of the limited liability company fee under California Revenue...