How Early-Stage Investors Feel About the Proposed BBBA Gillian Tett, editor-at-large of Financial Times, shared her stance on the stark divide between the “haves” and the “have nots” of the investment universe. Early-stage investors are left feeling vulnerable by the proposed Build Back Better Act (BBBA), while … Read More
American policy and legislation is an ever-changing landscape. The Build Back Better Act (BBBA) has been in the news daily since President Biden’s first proposal back in April. Few Americans would be unaffected by this piece of legislation and multiple changes along the way have sparked interest … Read More
What is a Venture Investment Group? The rise of many venture investment groups or platforms proves and perpetuates the national healthy startup ecosystem. A venture investment group is a centralized pooling of investors that provides startup companies with venture capital. One of the many benefits of joining an … Read More
Michael Martocci, founder and Chief Swag Officer of SwagUp, has wise words to share with fellow startup founders. In a recent Tweet, Martocci acknowledges a simple mistake that would end up costing him roughly $75 million in lost tax exemptions. He concedes this loss is not only … Read More
In an article penned by tax experts Benjamin M. Willis and Ryan J. Dobens which quickly created a buzz, the authors predict the House’s version of Biden’s Build Back Better Act will not likely make it past the Senate in its current form. Section 138149 of the Build … Read More
Many people believe Biden’s Tax Plan will only affect the wealthiest of America; however, many others will be directly impacted. One of these classes of individuals, that will be affected by the tax plan, is the employees of Startups—America’s backbone of economic innovation. The lawmakers behind this … Read More
The Build Back Better Act (BBBA) and the proposed amendment to QSBS are threatening the way current small businesses are operating today, and those who invest in these businesses are equally concerned. Among them are angel investors who fund a large percentage of small businesses as collective … Read More
We continue to evaluate the impacts to QSBS as Congress works through updating the Build Back Better Act (the "BBBA"). The most recent update released on 11/3/2021 (available here) includes the same QSBS amendment introduced in September, however it alters some of the related tax code provisions involving … Read More