Archive for April 2014Wednesday, April 16, 2014 By: Marianne Hudson, ACA Executive Director We have good news. Several ACA members have asked about the "1202" exemption that expired December 31, 2013. The Senate Finance Committee approved the 100% exemption of gains in investments in qualified small businesses earlier this month as part of its "tax extenders" bill. We have even better news - the extension is for two years and would be retroactive to January 1, 2014. We’re looking out for you. The Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act still needs to be approved by the Senate and House, but it appears to have bi-partisan support. More details on the bill are in the Senate Finance Committee website. For those of you who are not awar of this tax exemption, its formal name is Qualified Small Business Stock, and full IRS information is here. If you don't know about it, at least make sure that your accountant does! It can be a great tool to catalyze investment in job-creating startups and help our economy. Tags: Friday, April 11, 2014 By: Jean Peters, ACA Board Member and Managing Director of Golden Seeds Paul Singh, the ubiquitous startup investor, generously participated on two panels at the Angel Capital Association’s 2014 Summit in Washington, DC a couple of weeks ago – and came with a message: angels must pursue his (tech-enabled and focused) way -- or hit the highway. At least that was the takeaway he reported in his recent blog post: Angels and Angel Groups: Adapt (or Get Out). Tags: Accredited Platform Wednesday, April 09, 2014 By: William Carleton, Counselor @ Law, and member of ACA Public Policy Advisory Council
Keith Higgins, the relatively new Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, delivered a speech at the closing session of the 2014 Angel Capital Association Summit – and was it a doozy!
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By: Marianne Hudson, ACA Executive Director
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