You might still want to talk about this with a professional accountant or tax lawyer. Even though your LLC didn't make money, it made your IP. Your C corp technically has to buy that IP from your LLC - which cost something.
Once you are small, no big deal, if you get big you might have a problem at hand. Definitely talk with a professional to make sure you are taking appropriate steps in transferring the IP.
> Your C corp technically has to buy that IP from your LLC - which cost something.
It doesn't have to, but until it does it doesn't own it and can't enforce it. The former LLC owner may own the IP as the successor in interest of the LLC, but even if they were the sole stockholder of the C Corp, that wouldn't give the C Corp any rights at all (it might use the IP because the owner had no interest in enforcing rights against the corp he owns, but that's a tenuous prospect and a dangerous one for other investors.)
> Definitely talk with a professional to make sure you are taking appropriate steps in transferring the IP.
Even though your LLC didn't make money, it made your IP. Your C corp technically has to buy that IP from your LLC - which cost something.
That's likely wrong (at the federal level, at least). Single-owner LLCs are disregarded for tax purposes unless they expressly choose to be treated as corporations, so generally for tax purposes an LLC's owner is treated as directly owning all of the LLC's assets (and as directly earning all of the LLC's income). Contributions to a C-corp are generally tax free (see, e.g., IRC 351). State tax regimes may differ.
I'm a bit confused here? The OP basically said "your LLC created the IP and now a C-Corp owns but it never legally transferred it". IANAL, but from what they've told me, if IP is transferred from one entity to another you must make a transaction. You can't simply say "I made this so wherever I go to next, that entity owns it"
Source - I've had the same situation and discussed with a lawyer.
Legally, his comments were partially correct in that the LLC would own the IP prior to the transfer. But tax-wise, they were completely incorrect--a single-member LLC generally does not exist for tax purposes, and it is generally possible (even trivial) to transfer the "LLC's" assets to the C-Corp without incurring any tax liability. (A transaction occurs in this sort of situation, but generally it doesn't result in any "costs" or taxes due).
What's your thoughts on this? I think it was a smart move by Apple because the carriers will see an huge increase in SMS and voice activity (which should = more money for them if folks have to increase their plans).
It's also a good move because it shows that Apple isn't set on completely cutting them out of the picture. They could have easily gone the "All FaceTime audio/video" route which cuts the carries out of the equation, except from a data perspective, which is probably the most taxing aspect on a network.
But, what does this mean for Apple? Maybe the carriers will be more willing to play ball with Apple because they are not trying to completely exclude them from the equation?
I don't see how Apple could have gone for a Messages/FaceTime only solution. Even the most fervent Apple fan will have quite a few friends, relatives, or at least contacts who do not have an iPhone or a Mac.
So, they have to support phone calls and SMS, whether they want to or not.
I think the way they would have gone about with messages/ft alone would have been to continue along their current route. I don't think phone calls and sms messages on your computer was something consumers were banging down the door for. Alternatively, a year from today, I think most people wouldn't be able to "live" with out it.
It's one of those "don't know you love it until you use it" features, like Visual Voicemail. So essentially, I think Apple threw the carriers a bone while making the consumers tied even more to their platform.
I'm not sure if this is the same material but I've used what's called "Showerboard" to do this. It was $7 a board if I remember correctly. I put some particleboard behind and made a nice wooden frame for it.
In terms of "erasability" it's more than acceptable for the cost of it. Basically if you erase something within a few day it erases fine with minimal ghosting. If it's longer than a few days then you need to erase a little harder or use windex, which works just like the dry eraser liquid.
Having used the very expensive whiteboards at my previous job I don't see a big difference. The expensive ones still left ghosting and needed to be cleaned every week or so.
Lastly, I would experiment with markers. I've found that some (brand and color) erase better than others.
For what it cost, I definitely recommend doing this.
The article actually says not to use Windex, it strips the surface. I'm wondering if Expo whiteboard cleaner has the same effect. We use Windex so I'm guessing that for us at least, it probably has something to do with the ghosting getting progressively worse.
I really like what you've done with your setup, that black moulding looks really sharp.
I had a similar setup at a small company a few years ago. We first "primed" the surface by intense scrubbing with that Expo cleaning. This made it easier to wipe later on.
We also used Tabasco sauce for tough marker residue.
It's worth experimenting with different brands of markers and different colors to see what ends up easier to clean if left around for any length of time. If you really want something lasting, take a picture.
(I have a laptop-sized whiteboard I use like that: sketch out stuff, if it looks good, snap a picture to save it.)
I've used Windex for over a year now. For me, there is no difference between the center of the board (lots of windex) and the very edge of the board (no windex).
This, and Home Depot also sells something called "moulding" which is used for lining rooms and what not. A 4x8 sheet of showerboard, and 25' of edge moulding (about $12 for fancy stuff) and you have nice large white board.
I use the "click to flash" plugin on Safari to block flash. On YouTube, the html 5 video version loads 100% of the time for me. I also have no problem with playing them full screen.
Am I missing something or do I just not watch enough YouTube to come across the problem you are describing?
Just came across this. I remember MakeSpace got some press a few weeks ago. I tried looking for a similar product but didn't see any - this this is definitely one.
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Most of the time I do the whole get 4-5 hours of sleep. In fact, last night I went to bed at 3:30am and woke up at 6:00. I did have an hour nap during the day though. I normally like to go to bed earlier (12) and wake up earlier (4:30-5). I find my self a lot more productive early in the morning rather than late at night.
For me, it's not about "get 25% more done". It's more about being able to still spend time with family when I need too and get work done while everyone else is still asleep. It's very much a work life balance tool for me. I can't go weeks on 4 hours though. If I do 4 hours consistently in about 10 days I crash and need a full 8 hours for a day or two.
The problem with these are they are (slightly) amusing for the tech folks but absolutely confusing for normal people. I played the video and told my wife to watch to see her reaction. She didn't laugh or smirk, she just said "What the hell is that" and we back to reading her book.
Once you are small, no big deal, if you get big you might have a problem at hand. Definitely talk with a professional to make sure you are taking appropriate steps in transferring the IP.