Business Law
If you are a corporation, limited partnership (LP), limited liability company (LLC), or business trust. . .chartered, qualified, or registered in Tennessee or doing business in this state, then you must register for and pay franchise and excise taxes. This sometimes...
Business Law
There are two main reasons why a particular entity is chosen, be it an LLC, S-Corporation, C-Corporation, or some form of partnership: tax treatment of profits and risk management. Other considerations may weigh in, but these are usually top of mind for most new...
Estate Planning
A Revocable Living Trust and a Will are similar in that they both spell out who is to inherit assets from people after they are deceased, and they work well together to ensure people’s estate plans meets their needs, but they are different in a few important...
Estate Planning
A Power of Attorney is a legal power or right, designated in a document that is created by a person who wants another person to take over some of his or her legal decision-making. The words “Power of Attorney” refer to both the legal power and the document that...
Estate Planning
Simply said, no. The people who put the assets into the Revocable Living Trust and who approve the language found in the trust document about how the assets are to be managed are the “Settlors” (sometimes also called Trustors, Grantors, or Trust Makers),...
