Food Tech QSBS

Top Trends in Food Tech

According to Digital Food Lab, “FoodTech is an ecosystem made of all the agrifood entrepreneurs and startups (from production to distribution) innovating on the products, distribution, marketing or business model.” Pitchbook recently released their newest Emerging Tech Research for Quarter 1 focusing on FoodTech and the industry’s newest … Read More

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Minority Tech Companies May be Next Big Investment Opportunity

Tiger Global Management is a famous New York-based investment firm that invests in “private and public companies in the global internet, software, consumer, and payments industries.” Investors (i.e. its Limited Partner) in Tiger’s funds include pensions, foundations, endowments, and even its own employees. Coming from the world … Read More

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Fintech and Insurtech Companies May be Qualified Small Businesses

Why Fintech and Insurtech Companies Should Look Into Qualified Small Business Stocks Buying qualified small business stock (QSBS) makes for a key part of a robust investment strategy because it facilitates a capital gains tax exclusion. The concept is simple; if you invest in a qualified small business, … Read More

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Venture Capitalist Chimes in on Capital Gains Tax Increase

The Rise of Capital Gains Tax Rates President Biden’s tax proposal raises the top rate on long-term capital gains from 20% to 39.6%. This material increase affects those in the highest tax brackets – households earning more than $1 million. The increase wouldn’t apply to tax-deferred accounts, such … Read More

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What is Section 1202 Small Business Stock?

According to section 1202 of the internal revenue code (IRC), “the term ‘qualified small business stock’ means any stock in a C corporation which is originally  issued  after the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 if (A) as of the date of … Read More

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What is a 1045 Exchange?

Not sure if the stock you’re invested in is QSBS, learn more about our QSBS Monitoring Platform Section 1045 of the tax code defines how to perform a qualified rollover of Qualified Small Business Stock, or QSBS. Here are the basics of QSBS. A business must meet three qualifications to … Read More

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The Company You’ll Join The CapGains platform improves access to tax incentives by increasing the transparency of the information necessary to claim them. Opening data access helps entrepreneurs and their earliest supporters, investors, employees and other stakeholders manage, monitor and ultimately benefit from tax savings designed to spur … Read More