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Stayin' Alive: Annual Filing Requirements for Texas Entities
Every LLC, corporation, and limited partnership formed or registered in Texas must make annual filings with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to stay ali
Read More »LLSee the Difference: Privacy Considerations when Electing to form a Manager-Managed or Member-Managed Texas LLC
An early and consequential decision when organizing a limited liability company is its management structure. LLCs can either be member-managed or manager-manage
Read More »New Immigration Enforcement Changes: What Texas Employers Need to Know
As part of the Trump Administration's aggressive push to increase immigration enforcement, Texas employers are bracing for the effects of two new federal action
Read More »The Big Beautiful Bill and the Future of QSBS: A New Era for Startup Capital Gains Exemptions
Maybe the most significant part of the July 4, 2025, One Big Beautiful Bill Act are its provisions incentivizing small business owners, investors and entreprene
Read More »Don’t Ease Up on Easements
A client recently went under contract to purchase a parcel of land to develop, and the seller purportedly had done the research and due diligence needed to make
Read More »How Much Fraud is “Too Much”?
Texas courts have struggled for decades to find the right balance between enforcing contracts and protecting the parties from fraud. At one point, Texas cases c
Read More »From Standard to Strategic: Force Majeure Clauses in Today’s Trade Climate
February is supposed to be the month of love, but instead of Cupid’s arrows, goods coming into the United States are being hit with Trump’s tariffs! The new
Read More »Net Working Capital in M&A Transactions
Working capital is essential to the operations of every business, making it a critically important component in many M&A transactions. From the buyer’s pe
Read More »Corporate Transparency Act Deadline Looming: What to Do
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. If you formed a company any time after that date, then I hope you were told that you needed
Read More »In the Spotlight: Lawsuit not Enough to Halt Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act
The ruling in National Small Business United v. Yellen limits enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) against the parties to this lawsuit, however,
Read More »Nothing But A Number: How Obtaining a FinCEN Identifier Can Help You Comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
On January 1, 2024, the new reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective, and the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement
Read More »Nothing But A Number: How Obtaining a FinCEN Identifier Can Help You Comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
On January 1, 2024, the new reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective, and the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement
Read More »Preparing for Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act
Federal filings involved with maintaining business entities have generally been limited to tax-related filings to the IRS. On January 1, 2024, this will change
Read More »A Matter of Trust
Providing for ownership of a property through trusts can reduce tax consequences and court involvement with asset management—two primary goals in estate plann
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