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Eric Williams Asset Partitioning - Commingling of Funds
14 October 2023 | 0 replies
In essence, this would allow creditors to "pierce the veil" and seek recourse beyond business assets to owners' personal assets.The creditors may be able to establish that the organization is merely an alter ego of the owners.This may be demonstrated by making personal purchases with business assets.Making personal purchases from business accounts such as education expenses or daycare.Receiving deposits to owners SSN instead of the business EIN.Lack of documentation such as 1099-NEC's for amounts paid to contractors by entity.Thinly capitalized organizations.Lack of formal proceedings for some types, such as minutes from meetings or officer selection if a corporation.Personally guaranteeing otherwise nonrecourse loans.Paying personal and business expenses from one account.State laws are generally the relevant guidance in establishing the condition that allow for a disregarding of the division between business and personal assets, much of which can be gleaned from case law.In essence, avoid the commingling of funds.
Sanjoy V. LLC vs Individual Ownership
20 April 2017 | 2 replies
Plus piercing that veil in many cases is so easy that the LLC provides barely if any protection."
Kris Wong Can I get a commercial loan on a residential property?
15 September 2019 | 29 replies
Any competent attorney that is dead set on getting to your personal assets can pierce the vail of the LLC and get to your personal assets.
Toni Conway Asset protection recommendation
6 April 2020 | 14 replies
Will depend on several factors like the type of property, type of tenants, your risk tolerance, other assets you own, your estate planning, laws where the property is located, etc.Any lawsuits would be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced).
Emily Byrne One LLC Per Rental Property
24 April 2019 | 9 replies
Remember every LLC should have a separate bank account and operate as a separate company, if you do not manage it in that function it will be pierced like a balloon with an attorney as you did not treat them as separate entities. 
William Graham Bourn Active Duty Military Investor- Looking to connect and help other investors
25 September 2023 | 22 replies
I am up near Fort Pierce and Vero Beach.
Zenish Mahaseth Bought vacant land in Michigan Hesperia , having a rough time selling it
23 October 2023 | 11 replies
Maybe my property could be a good candidate for mobile home park if I’m not able to get this sorted with the township and seller. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/0-E-Pierce-Rd-Hesperia-MI...The link above is my property, I would love to get your help on this.
TJ Woolum Owner Draw - Corporate Veil
26 October 2023 | 7 replies
If I do a cash out refinance (titled in my LLC), how do I use the money for personal expenses without risk of piercing the corporate veil? 
AJ Satcher Necessity to Transfer Properties to an LLC?
18 July 2023 | 5 replies
Some will claim asset protection but if the mortgage is in your name or you self manage the asset then piercing it is as easy as piercing your ear. 
Amir Saeed Utilities Account Owner Name
26 October 2023 | 8 replies
If one of the reasons you formed a LLC was to eeliminate personal liability i would vote to keep it under the LLC thereby not allowing a sharp lawyer in the future to use that linkage to pierce the corporate vail.maybe i'm just paranoid , your lawyer would probably be the guy to ask.