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Buying or Selling a Maryland Business – Commercial Leases
In this article I address the importance of ensuring necessary commercial leases are preserved following a business sale. For information on other issues and concerns in a business transfer, please see my article, Buying or Selling a Business in...
Buying or Selling a Maryland Business – Past & Future Liabilities
In this article on the purchase and sale of a Maryland business. In this article I address the possible liabilities that may be passed to buyers and sellers. For information on other issues and concerns in a business transfer, please see my...
Buying or Selling a Maryland Business – Taxes
In this article I address basic tax concepts and issues relating to a business sale. For information on other issues and concerns in a business transfer, please see my article, Buying or Selling a Business in Maryland. A major consideration when...
Buying or Selling a Maryland Business – Employment Agreements
In this article I address business sale issues relating to employment agreements and related documents, including confidentiality and non-compete clauses. For information on other issues and concerns in a business transfer, please see my article,...
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts
If you have assets you anticipate will increase in value, you can “freeze” the value of those assets for estate tax purposes with an Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust, an “IDGT”. Most wonder why they would want an “intentionally defective”...
What is a Trust? The Basics of Forming a Maryland Trust
It’s common to hear Maryland trust attorneys and others refer to trusts, but you may not know exactly what they are or why they are needed. A trust has a separate legal identity from both the person who formed it and the people it is benefiting,...
