Live Seminar
Limited Liability Companies
Seminar |
Date:Thursday, April 26, 2018 Time:8:30 AM - 4:40 PM Product ID#:78810ER |
Location:SpringHill Suites Pittsburgh Southside Works 2950 South Water Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 |
Credit Information
Continuing Legal Education
- NJ CLE - 8.00
- NY CLE - 8.00
- PA CLE - 6.50
CPE for Accountants
- CPE for Accountants/NASBA - 8.00
Other
- IACET - 0.70
- PACE - 8.00
Program Description
Explore the Advantageous Uses and Benefits of LLCs
Limited liability companies can be a favorable route for business owners, but do you have the knowledge you need to stay in compliance with current legislation and make them work for you? Join us for a comprehensive program where you'll gain the information you need to make informed decisions on taking advantage of LLCs and putting them to work for you. Enroll today!
- Do you know if an LLC is the best entity for you or your client? Explore and compare the various business formations so you can select the best option.
- Prevent future disagreements by preparing articles of organization that cover all your bases.
- Utilize tax benefits with an understanding of how LLCs are taxed as pass-through entities.
- Stay in compliance with current securities laws when transferring membership interests.
- Know how to use the LLC advantageously to hold property, for venture capital projects and estate planning.
- Learn how to create a comprehensive operating plan using our sample document as your guide.
- Don't put your business at risk: stay in compliance with current state and federal legislation.
Who Should Attend
This intermediate level seminar will provide attendees the knowledge and skills they need to expand their understanding of limited liability companies. Those who should attend include:
- Attorneys
- CPAs and Accountants
- Presidents and Vice Presidents
- Owners and Managers
- CFOs
- Controllers
- Paralegals
Course Content
- Why Limited Liability Companies?
- How to Comply Under State Law
- Fully Using Tax Advantages
- Creating Practical Operating Procedures
- Advantageous Uses of LLCs
- Ethical Issues During LLC Formation
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing Legal Education
Credit Hrs StateCLE 8.00 - NJ*
CLE 8.00 - NY*
CLE 6.50 - PA*
International Association for Continuing Education Training โ IACET: 0.70
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy โ CPE for Accountants/NASBA: 8.00 *
Professional Achievement in Continuing Education โ PACE: 8.00 *
* denotes specialty credits
Agenda / Content Covered
- WHY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES?
8:30 - 9:15, Susan Alexander Ott
- History and Types of LLCs
- The State Statute
- Comparison to Other Entities
- C Corporations
- S Corporations
- General and Limited Partnerships
- Other Entities
- Who Should Use LLCs?
- Q&A
- HOW TO COMPLY UNDER STATE LAW
9:15 - 10:15, Susan Alexander Ott
- Avoiding Trouble With Concise Articles of Organization
- How Much Protection From Liability do LLCs Provide?
- Handling Mergers and Conversions
- Proper Property Transfers
- Guiding Clients Through Dissolution
- Practical Uses for One-Person LLCs
- Why Foreign LLCs?
- Special Rules for Regulated Professionals
- Exceptions to Limited Liability
- Q&A
- FULLY USING TAX ADVANTAGES
10:30 - 12:00, S. John Kelly
- Taxation as a Partnership or Corporation
- Tax Advantages Over Other Entities
- Election Out of Partnership Status
- Flexibility in Allocations
- How Self-Employment Taxes Are Covered
- "Check the Box" Income Tax Regulations
- Q&A
- CREATING PRACTICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
1:00 - 2:15, Elliot Dater- How Internal Management and Regulation Choices Affect the Entity
- Important Powers and Duties of Members
- Complete Records, Returns and Reports: Safeguarding the Organization
- The Comprehensive Operating Agreement - Sample Review
- Securities Law Issues Related to Issuance or Transfer of Membership Interests in LLCs
- Q&A
- ADVANTAGEOUS USES OF LLCs
2:30 - 3:40, S. John Kelly
- Using an LLC to Hold Real Property
- How You Can Hold Tangible Personal Property or Intangible Assets
- As a Valuation "Freeze" Entity
- Estate Planning Options
- Holding Life Insurance Policies in an LLC
- For Venture Capital Projects and Corporate Joint Ventures
- LLCs in Lieu of Corporate Subsidiaries
- Q&A
- ETHICAL ISSUES DURING LLC FORMATION
3:40 - 4:40, Elliot Dater
- Ethical Standards and Civil Liability
- The Role of the Attorney as Advisor in LLC Formation
- Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
- Confidentiality - Information Derived From an Earlier Representation
- Q&A
SUSAN ALEXANDER OTT is an attorney practicing with the firm of Owen & Conley, LLC. She is a former hospital administrator and development officer with law practice experience in nonprofit law, business law and healthcare law. Ms. Ott has functioned as a governance, planning and fund development consultant for many regional nonprofits and is currently acting executive director of the Foundation to Advance Public Health Through Certification. She has lectured extensively and produced articles on various topics related to nonprofit structure, governance, compliance, grantsmanship and conflict of interest avoidance. For more than 20 years, Ms. Ott has served as a member or as an officer on many local nonprofit boards and professional associations and has raised, or assisted others to raise, millions of dollars from public and private sources for western Pennsylvania health and welfare projects. She offers pro bono legal services as a member of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, is the vice president of the Health Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association, is a member of the Westmoreland County Bar Association, and is a member of the Pittsburgh Planned Giving Council. Ms Ott is a guest lecturer for Duquesne University School of Law Community. She earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh; and her J.D. degree from Duquesne University.
ELLIOT DATER is a partner in the Pittsburgh Office of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, where he co-chairs of the firm's emerging companies practice group and is a member of the firm's Business Services Department. He represents Israeli companies doing business in the United States and U.S. companies and investors doing business in Israel, as well as emerging growth companies in the technology and medical device industries. Mr. Dater's practice focuses on defense, technology and life sciences companies, investors in all stages of private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial law, government contracting, and general corporate counseling. Prior to joining Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, he built Israeli related practices at two different leading U.S. law firms and represented U.S. and Israeli clients in the technology, life science, defense, food and insurance industries. Prior to his move to Israel in 1995, Mr. Dater served as counsel to the Government of Israel, Ministry of Defense, Mission to the United States, in New York. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he co-teaches the course, "Law and Entrepreneurship." Mr. Dater earned his B.A. degree in political science with concentrations in Near Eastern studies and statistics from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
S. JOHN KELLY is of counsel at Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky. He is experienced in solving complex business and financial issues in a tax efficient manner, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and business transactions and counseling. Mr. Kelly earned his B.A. degree, with distinction and honors, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his J.D. degree, cum laude (member, Law Review), from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pittsburgh Tax Club. Mr. Kelly is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania; New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; and the U.S. Tax Court.
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Accreditation Details:Continuing Legal Education
International Association for Continuing Education Training
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
Professional Achievement in Continuing Education
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