IP Assignments & Confidentiality Agreements

My colleague Susan Schalla and I put together the below video chat on IP assignments and confidentiality agreements for Founders Live. If you haven’t checked out Founders Live, check it out at https://founderslive.mn.co/. Carney Badley Spellman is about Advocacy, Strategy, Results. Located in Seattle, we are a full-service law firm committed to exceptional client service and professionalContinue reading “IP Assignments & Confidentiality Agreements”

Equity Crowdfunding Video Chat

My colleague Danny Neuman and I put together this video about equity crowdfunding for an AMA on Nick Hughes’ Founders Live group. Equity crowdfunding can proceed along a number of different pathways, including: Rule 506(c) Title III State equity crowdfunding laws Regulation A+ If you want to raise money through an equity crowdfunding, we wouldContinue reading “Equity Crowdfunding Video Chat”

Taxation of Stock Options: Senate Bill Update

Taxation of Stock Options As of now, the Senate has abandoned the idea of taxing stock options as they vest. This is the modification to the mark, released late yesterday. https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11.14.17%20Chairman’s%20Modified%20Mark.pdfhttps://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11.14.17%20Chairman’s%20Modified%20Mark.pdf The modification strikes the proposal–Item III.H.1, Nonqualified deferred compensation–from the Chairman’s Mark.  A new discussion of Treatment of Qualified Equity Grants begins on p.Continue reading “Taxation of Stock Options: Senate Bill Update”

Stock Option Taxation: The Senate’s Tax Bill

Stock option taxation is a sensitive issue in startup land. Fred Wilson recently sounded the alarm about the Senate’s proposal to tax stock options as they vest. TechCrunch has also written about this. Right now, what we have to work with is the DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAIRMAN’S MARK OF THE “TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT”. TheContinue reading “Stock Option Taxation: The Senate’s Tax Bill”

Federal Research Tax Credits for Startups

Guest Post By Dan Wright Federal Research Tax Credits Is your business involved in creating intellectual property or process and product improvement? If so, you or your business may qualify for federal research tax credits. Common Misconceptions First, let’s clear up some myths about what business activity qualifies for the credit. Many people think ofContinue reading “Federal Research Tax Credits for Startups”

Blockchain Tokens: The SEC’s Take

By Evan Jensen and Joe Wallin On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued a number of important pronouncements with respect to initial coin offerings and blockchain tokens. The SEC issued: (1) a press release; (2) an investigative report into The DAO coin offering; (3) a Statement by the Divisions of Corporation Finance and Enforcement onContinue reading “Blockchain Tokens: The SEC’s Take”