Tax, addressed with the structure.

Tax consequences follow from legal structure, so the two are best considered together. The choice of entity, the form of a transaction, and the way equity is granted each carry tax results that are easier to plan before documents are signed than to adjust afterward.

Counselize provides transaction-focused tax analysis covering entity classification and federal elections, tax-sensitive entity and ownership structuring, and the tax treatment of mergers and acquisitions, including asset-versus-stock transactions and basis consequences. For founders and investors, that extends to partnership and LLC allocations, carried interests, profits interests, equity compensation, and qualified small business stock analysis.

For cross-border businesses, Counselize considers international tax and information-reporting obligations, including FATCA, FBAR, and applicable treaty analysis, and foreign investment in U.S. businesses and real estate, including FIRPTA considerations. Written tax analyses and transaction memoranda document the position, with formal opinions provided where appropriate and separately scoped.