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Building a successful business is only half the battle. If you die or become disabled without a plan, your company and family can face estate taxes, forced sales, and messy succession fights. This guide explains how tools like living trusts, buy-sell agreements, and life insurance create liquidity, protect your heirs, and keep your business intact so your life’s work becomes a legacy, not a fire sale.

High earners often feel stuck with passive rental losses they cannot use, but the short-term rental loophole changes that. By structuring an Airbnb or vacation rental to qualify under specific IRS rules and materially participating in the activity, investors can treat losses as non-passive and use them to offset W-2 wages or business income. This guide explains how the rules work, who qualifies, common audit traps, and how Brister Law Firm helps clients use STRs as a powerful

An S corporation can be a powerful tax tool, but only if you understand the rules. This guide explains how S corps avoid double taxation through pass-through income, why owner-employees must take a reasonable salary, how state taxes and fees affect savings, and when S status truly pays off. We also outline common pitfalls and how Brister Law Firm helps business owners decide if an S corp is the right move for their tax strategy.