You can split your time between two states, but not your residency. Here's how states decide who taxes you, and what the other state can still reach.

Your home state taxes everything, other states tax what's earned there, and a credit covers the overlap. Mostly. Here's how it works.

Adding a spouse changes how your LLC is taxed, what happens in a divorce, and sometimes what your estate plan does. Here's what changes and why.

Pledging LLC assets for a loan, including crypto, and paying the proceeds out to members raises authority, tax, and liability questions. What to sort out first.

A self-directed HSA or Roth IRA can invest through an LLC. The prohibited transaction rules still apply, and so does tax on some business income.

Moving your home into an LLC can keep or lose the home-sale exclusion, depending on how the LLC is taxed. What changes, and what to check before you sell.

Economic nexus means sales volume alone can create a sales tax obligation. Here's what to check.

Without a buy-sell provision, you may find yourself in business with your partner's heirs. Here's how to avoid it.

How you take money out of your business changes what you owe. Here's how the three main routes differ.

Owner funding is either capital or debt, and the difference affects your basis, your taxes, and what happens on a sale.

Intra-family transfers get scrutinized more than arm's-length ones. Here's what to document.

The structure of a sale changes your tax bill significantly, and it's largely decided before you have a buyer.

Foreign ownership of a US entity brings reporting obligations that are unforgiving and rarely explained up front.

There's no formula. Here's what the standard actually is and how owners get it wrong.

Advisors disagree because they're solving different problems. Here's how to get an answer.

Self-directed IRAs and solo 401(k)s can hold alternative assets, but prohibited transaction rules are unforgiving.

Entity ownership of digital assets raises custody, reporting, and banking questions that don't come up with other assets.

LOIs are called non-binding and rarely are entirely. Here's what to settle before signing one.

An S-election isn't a checkbox. It brings payroll obligations, ownership restrictions, and a real cost to reverse.