CORPORATIONS and CARMELA SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Michael G. Prestia Attorney has extensive experience in the organization of corporations and limited liability companies and knowledge of the Federal tax laws passed by the Tax Cut Jobs act of 2017, having attended Villanova Law School LLM Tax Law program beginning in 2017. Michael Prestia has knowledge in matters relating to federal and state securities laws. We provide tailored advice to our clients, drafted and negotiated shareholder agreements, and operating agreements for limited liability companies,corporate resolutions and purchase agreements. Domestication of Foreign companies in Mississippi.We have extensive expertise in providing our clients with advice on corporate governance issues, preparing annual minutes of Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings,reinstatement applications with the Mississippi Secretary of State for failure to file annual reports,"Set Aside letters" from the Mississippi Dept. of Revenue to be reinstated and returned to good standing and have experience in overseeing our clients’ annual general meetings on an ongoing basis.
" THE CARMELA SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT "
(1) PROTECTING MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS AGAINST OVERREACHING AND SQUEEZE OUT from Majority shareholders
(2) DRAFTED FOR SHAREHOLDERS CONTRIBUTING THEIR SERVICES, KNOWLEDGE, LABOR, AND
EXPERIENCE IN EXCHANGE FOR OWNERSHIP OF THEIR SHAREHOLDER INTEREST
Corporate and Limited Liability Company Annual Reports were due by January, 2025. If you have not filed your 2025 Annual Reports, your LLC and corporations could be suspended or dissolved .. If your corporation has been dissolved your corporation would need to obtain a tax clearance letter from the Mississippi State Tax Commission. The LLC does not request a tax clearance. You would pay the reinstatement fee and complete the package. One benefit of filing for Mississippi LLC instead of a corporate form is that you are not requested to obtain a Mississippi State Tax Commission Clearance Letter should you inadvertently fail to file your annual report. Our Business Transactions experience extends across a broad range of business and commercial transactions, including Contracts, Franchisor Franchisee issues , U.S.Trademark Registration, Mississippi Trademark registration, Copyright, trade secrets, E Commerce, intellectual property, securities issues, immigration issues, employment issues, and the sale and dissolution of the business. We have valuable international corporate experience, having assisted numerous U.S. companies in their foreign business dealings with preparation of distributor agreements and payment issues.