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About
Our Philosophy
Our Promise to you
Collaboration
Practice Areas
Overview
Corporate and Other Business Transactions
Employee Benefits
Employment Law
Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
Federal and State Taxation
Health and Fitness Industry
Independent Sales Representatives
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mergers, Acquisitions and Business Sales
Real Estate and Finance
Real Estate Property Tax Reduction and Appeals
Securities, Futures and Derivatives
Trade Associations
People
Newsworthy
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Firm News
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Feb 1, 2019
Bruce E. Bell
Tax Aspects of Purchasing LLC Interest
Feb 1, 2019
Bruce E. Bell

Question:  I am contemplating purchasing an interest in a limited liability company as an investment. What tax consequences if any I should be concerned with?

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Feb 1, 2019
Bruce E. Bell
Jan 3, 2019
Bruce E. Bell
Benefiting from Qualified Business Income Deduction
Jan 3, 2019
Bruce E. Bell

Question: Under the new tax law, can I deduct 20% of my S corporation income?

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Jan 3, 2019
Bruce E. Bell
Dec 3, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Selecting the Right Business Structure
Dec 3, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question:  Can you provide some guidance from a tax perspective to my business partner and I on the best structure for a new business we are starting?


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Dec 3, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Nov 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Avoiding S Corporation Passive Income Tax
Nov 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question: My S corporation, previously a C corporation, has historically received rental income from a real estate property.  Now that the company’s operating business has been sold, can the S corporation passive income tax on rental income be avoided?


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Nov 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Oct 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Gain Exclusion on Small Business Stock Sales
Oct 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question: I am selling the stock of my small, closely-held corporation.  What must I do to exclude the gain from taxation?


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Oct 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Sep 4, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Maximizing Benefits with Stock Options
Sep 4, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question:   I was granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options from my company prior to the time the company went public. Can you explain the tax consequences and whether I am better off buying and holding the stock or doing cashless exercises?


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Sep 4, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Aug 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Distributing Bypass Trust Assets for Income Tax Savings
Aug 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question: As a surviving spouse, most of my assets are held in my deceased husband’s bypass trust to which I am entitled to distributions of income and principal.  Since I will no longer be subject to estate taxes, is there an advantage to my withdrawing as much money as possible from this trust?


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Aug 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Jul 2, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Tax Consequences Upon Sale of Limited Liability Company
Jul 2, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question:  I am one of several members in a limited liability company treated as a partnership for tax purposes which is being sold. If we sell our membership interests to the buyer, can the gain be reported as capital gain?

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Jul 2, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Jun 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Fiscal Year Election for Qualified Revocable Trusts
Jun 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question:   My father died holding all of his assets in a revocable trust.  Must the trust’s tax returns be filed using a calendar year-end?

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Jun 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
May 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell
Evaluating Roth IRA Conversions After New Tax Law
May 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

Question:  I have been pondering converting my traditional IRA to a Roth IRA for many years and question whether the new tax law makes a conversion more or less beneficial?

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May 1, 2018
Bruce E. Bell

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