Protecting Your Business and Planning for What Comes Next
Building a business takes years of hard work, time, and investment. Whether you're a solo business owner, part of a family-owned company, or have multiple business interests, your business may be one of your most valuable assets. That makes planning for what happens to it an important part of your overall estate plan.
Without a plan, your family or business partners may be left trying to determine what happens to your ownership interest if you retire, become incapacitated, or pass away. At Law Office of Matthew J. Meese, PLLC, we help business owners throughout Austin and Central Texas think through these issues and create plans designed to protect both their business and the people who depend on it.
Call (512) 357-8563 or complete our online form to schedule a consultation with an Austin estate planning attorney for business planning.
Your Business Is Part of Your Estate
Business owners often spend years focused on growing and running their companies without considering how the business fits into their broader estate plan. But what happens to your business can have a significant impact on your family, employees, partners, and financial future.
There isn't a single solution for every business owner. We take the time to understand how your company is structured, what you own, and what you want to happen in the future.
Planning for Business Succession
Business succession planning can help provide a roadmap for what happens when you are ready to step away from your company. Depending on your circumstances, that may mean transferring ownership to family members, selling the business, transitioning ownership to business partners, or developing another succession strategy.
A thoughtful succession plan can help reduce uncertainty and give the people involved a better understanding of what to expect. It can also help address potential disagreements before they become problems.
At Law Office of Matthew J. Meese, PLLC, we can help you consider how business succession fits into your larger estate plan and work with you to put your wishes into appropriate legal documents.
Protecting Your Business During Incapacity
Estate planning isn't only about what happens after you die. Business owners should also consider what happens if an illness, accident, or other circumstance prevents them from managing the business temporarily or permanently.
A properly prepared power of attorney can be an important part of an incapacity plan, allowing someone you trust to handle certain financial and legal matters when you're unable to do so yourself.
Depending on your business structure and circumstances, additional planning may be appropriate to address management authority, ownership interests, and business continuity.
Keeping Your Estate Plan and Business Plan Connected
Your business doesn't exist separately from the rest of your financial life. Your ownership interests, business assets, retirement accounts, life insurance, trusts, and other assets may all need to work together as part of your overall estate plan.
We can help you review how these pieces fit together and identify areas where your current plan may need to be updated.
Plan for the Future of Your Business
You've invested too much time and effort into your business to leave its future to chance. Whether you're just getting started, preparing for retirement, or thinking about what happens to the business after you're gone, planning ahead can give you and your family greater clarity and control.
At Law Office of Matthew J. Meese, PLLC, we help business owners throughout Austin and Central Texas create thoughtful estate and business plans designed around their unique circumstances.
Contact Law Office of Matthew J. Meese, PLLC at (512) 357-8563 or reach out online to speak with an Austin estate planning attorney about protecting your business and planning for its future.
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