Running your business as an S corporation has several tax benefits. However, it's hard to raise money in an S corp because you can only have one class of stock and you cannot have entity shareholders. So what do you do when you want traditional investors? One...

Few tax code sections are as technical or punitive as Section 409A. If you get things wrong, you’re staring a 20% penalty in the face… plus acceleration of tax, plus interest, plus an additional 5% penalty if you happen to live in California. But there is good news....

It’s a badge of honor for a founder to be able to say, “we started this company in my garage.” After all, notable companies like Apple started that way. On the other hand, founders do not enjoy living in their parent’s garage. When the typical lifecycle from formation...