Business Owner Planning

The Estate Planning Documents Every Georgia Business Owner Needs

Georgia business owners need more estate planning documents than most people. A basic will addresses personal assets. A business owner also needs

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What Happens to Your Business Partner’s Share When They Die in Georgia?

When your business partner dies in Georgia, their ownership interest doesn’t automatically come to you. It goes to their estate. Who controls

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The Complete Estate Plan for a Georgia Business Owner

A complete estate plan for a Georgia business owner is not just a trust and a will. It includes business documents that

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How to Protect Your Business from Probate in Georgia

Georgia probate is a court process that transfers assets from a deceased person’s estate to their heirs. For most assets, it takes

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Key Person Planning: What Georgia Business Owners Need to Know

Key person planning is the set of legal and financial arrangements that protect a business when a critical owner or employee can

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What Your LLC Operating Agreement Probably Gets Wrong About Succession

Your LLC operating agreement controls what happens when a member dies, becomes incapacitated, or exits the business. Most operating agreements — especially

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How to Transfer Your LLC Into a Trust in Georgia

Transferring your LLC into a trust in Georgia means assigning your membership interests to your revocable living trust so that when you

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What Is a Buy-Sell Agreement and Does Your Georgia Business Need One?

A buy-sell agreement is a legal contract between co-owners of a business that controls what happens when one owner exits — whether

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What Is a Business Succession Plan? (And Why Most Georgia Business Owners Don’t Have One)

A business succession plan is a documented strategy for transferring your business — its ownership, management, and operations — when you retire,

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