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Business Law and Tax Planning

The Law Office of Matthew L. Hood, LLC offers services to small and medium-sized businesses in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As small business lawyers, we provide a hands on approach for the small business owner, advising her or him of legal traps, both tax and non-tax, that the small business owner may encounter when developing her or his business. We will be able to assist businesses with:

• Formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
• Shareholder agreements and employment agreements
• Real estate purchase agreements and leases
• Business transactions
• Business disputes

Our firm will represent clients with respect to tax planning in a wide variety of areas including the following:

• Tax-free like kind exchanges
• Tax consideration when choosing an entity to either start or acquire a business
• Tax planning for executive compensation
• Qualified retirement planning
• Business succession planning, including buyout agreements funded with life insurance
• General tax planning for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners

Edwin T. Hood, who is “Of Counsel” to the Firm, has taught courses in business and tax law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City since 1970 and has consulted with several Kansas City business and tax law firms during his career. He has over 40 years of experience in both tax and non-tax aspects of closely-held businesses. If you are thinking of beginning a new business, acquiring a business or business assets, or have a business dispute, contact us at the Law Office of Matthew L. Hood, LLC for assistance.