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Tag Archives: accountant
Crowdfunding Comes With Tax Issues
Bad news, crowdfunders. Tax professionals are saying that the Internal Revenue Service (and probably your friendly State tax collector) believe that all moneys you receive from crowdfunding is taxable income. Guess what? That DVD reward, it’s considered a “sale” and … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, balance, Charity, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Film, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, technology, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged accountant, business, business expense, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfund, crowdfunding, DVD, equity, film, gift tax, income, income tax, internal revenue service, IRS, reward, sale, sales tax, tax
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The Cop Is On the Beat
The SEC’s Enforcement Division released its stats for its 2014 fiscal year, noting its use of “data and analytical tools.” Highlighting their “successful” year, the Division “filed a record 755 enforcement actions covering a wide range of misconduct, and obtained … Continue reading
Posted in Broker dealers, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, FINRA, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Wall Street
Tagged accountant, attorney, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, disclosure, Division of Enforcement, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fines, FINRA, foreign corrupt practices, insider trading, investment adviser, issuer, jail, JOBS Act, lawsuit, litigation, public filings, rewards, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities laws, shell companies, stock market, violations, whistleblower
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SEC Creates New Jobs
The JOBS Act continues to spawn new jobs. One new profession could be the “trusted third party” that, for purposes of permitting an issuer to advertise its private placement, has taken reasonable steps to verify that the purchaser of that … Continue reading
Posted in Broker dealers, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, FINRA, Funding Portals, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged accountant, accredited investor, advertising, attorney, broker, broker dealer, capital raising, certification, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, documents, general solicitation, investment, investment adviser, investor, JOBS Act, private placement, qualification, reasonable steps to verify, review, Rule 506(c), SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, trusted third party, verification
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Crowdfunding Tax Differences
The difference between raising equity capital under the new Crowd Fund Act (once the regulations have been finalized by the SEC) and raising funds using Kickstarter has substantial tax consequences. On Kickstarter, the “issuer” is actually pre-selling a product (a … Continue reading
Posted in Broker dealers, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Film, FINRA, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, Wall Street
Tagged accountant, business, capital contribution, capital gain, capital loss, capital raise, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, film, film finance, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, independent film, indie film, IRS, JOBS Act, kickstarter, movies, raising capital, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, tax consequences, tax returns, taxable income
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