For California small businesses, the news these days seems bleak. State and local governments have shut down most of the state, legislators in Sacramento have proposed increasing the top state income tax rate to 16.8% and the costs of doing
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Letter to the CA Legislature: State Income Tax Deduction for Passthrough Entities
By Roger Royse
November 26, 2020
I am writing to let you know about a recent development in federal tax law that could have major implications for the residents of California. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) severely limited the…
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Choice of Entity in a Post-Covid World
By Roger Royse
Now that you have decided to start a company, the first decision you will make as an entrepreneur is the form of business entity to select. As a practical matter, you have three likely choices: a C corporation, an…
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Now is a Great Time to Start a Company
By Roger Royse
The middle of a pandemic, with a deep recession looming, might not seem like a good time to start something new — but there are good reasons to launch now if you are in the right industry. It is often …
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Now is a Great Time to Start a Company
By Roger Royse
The middle of a pandemic, with a deep recession looming, might not seem like a good time to start something new — but there are good reasons to launch now if you are in the right industry. It is often …
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China AgTech
By Roger Royse
First there was an Industrial Revolution, then a Cultural Revolution, and now there is an Agricultural Revolution.
The Royse AgTech Innovation Network brought Silicon Valley to China this past December, hosting pitches, panels and presentation events in Shanghai, Beijing, ShenZhen…
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Re: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
By Roger Royse
December 8, 2017
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
United States Senate
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Chairman
United States Senate Committee on Finance
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510…
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Re: Proposal to Remove section III.H.l. From the Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
By Roger Royse
November 14, 2017
VIA U.S. MAIL
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-6200
I write in support of the tax reform efforts being considered by Congress and advocate for the removal of section III.H.1…
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A Different Kind of Republican Debate
By Roger Royse
Last Tuesday, on September 22, five GOP Presidential candidates participated in a forum in Silicon Valley. At our forum, you would not have heard questions such as “Do you think Carly is pretty?” or “Would you trust Donald to have…
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Re: Proposal to Extend Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code to All Intangibles
By Roger Royse
September 15, 2017
VIA U.S. MAIL
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Chairman
Committee on Finance
United States Senate
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D .C. 20510
Re: Proposal to Extend Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code to All…
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