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I want to put my properties in a family corporation. What are the tax implications?
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I want to put my properties in a family corporation. What are the tax implications?

Here's good news: you can transfer your properties to a family corporation with minimal tax impact if you do it correctly. Recent changes in tax rules have made this process, known as a tax-free transfer, simpler and more straightforward.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Business Costs for End of Employment
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Business Costs for End of Employment

FAQ for end of employment obligations

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Online Earners FAQ
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Online Earners FAQ

A Guide For Online Earners

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Permanent Validity of PSA Documents
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Permanent Validity of PSA Documents

Permanent Validity of Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates and similar documents.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Discharge of A Patient Unable to Pay the Hospital
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Discharge of A Patient Unable to Pay the Hospital

Useful information to help your employee that may not be allowed to leave the hospital due to inability to pay.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Termination and rights of your domestic helper
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Termination and rights of your domestic helper

What grounds are there to terminate a domestic helper. What rights does a domestic helper have?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
How To Write An Employment Contract
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How To Write An Employment Contract

A guide for writing employment contracts.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Protect Your Property With A Notice of Adverse Claim
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Protect Your Property With A Notice of Adverse Claim

How to protect your real estate property with a notice of adverse claim.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Visas for Foreigner SME owners and entrepreneurs
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Visas for Foreigner SME owners and entrepreneurs

What you need to know about visas for foreign owners of small and medium enterprises

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Should I Set Up A Corporation For My Business
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Should I Set Up A Corporation For My Business

Is it time to set up a corporation? What are the advantages of doing this?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
The Lemon Law
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The Lemon Law

What to do when someone sells you a "lemon" (defective vehicle).

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Copyrights and Trademarks
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Copyrights and Trademarks

What you need to know about copyrights and trademarks

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
How to Contest a Traffic Violation in the Philippines
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How to Contest a Traffic Violation in the Philippines

What is the proper procedure for contesting a traffic ticket?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
SSS Unemployment Benefits 2022
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SSS Unemployment Benefits 2022

What are the SSS Unemployment Benefits as of 2022?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
What Can You Do When a Tenant Stops Paying for Their Lease
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What Can You Do When a Tenant Stops Paying for Their Lease

Can a landlord forcibly prevent entry to a tenant in default?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Consumer Returns and Exchange
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Consumer Returns and Exchange

In what situations can a customer return or exchange a product? If the product is underwear, can it still be returned?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
What You Need Know About Value Added Tax
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What You Need Know About Value Added Tax

Are you covered by value added tax? Find out!

Aritao Law Office
Basic Business Registration and Compliance
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Basic Business Registration and Compliance

Learn the fundamentals of business registration and compliance

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
A Guide To Termination of Workers
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A Guide To Termination of Workers

What you need to know about terminating workers

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Data Privacy for Business Owners
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Data Privacy for Business Owners

What you need to know about the data privacy act

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
The Cybercrime Prevention Act
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The Cybercrime Prevention Act

Remedies in the cybercrime act available to indviduals

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
What In the World is An Arbitration Clause
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What In the World is An Arbitration Clause

A brief guide on arbitration

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
What You Need to Know About Telecommuting
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What You Need to Know About Telecommuting

When is telecommuting allowed?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
What Employers Need to Know About Leaves
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What Employers Need to Know About Leaves

What leave benefits are employers mandated to provide?

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
Bitcoin FAQ
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Bitcoin FAQ

What you need to know about bitcoin.

Benjamin E. Aritao, Jr.
How to prepare a Last Will and Testament
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How to prepare a Last Will and Testament

Preparing a Last Will and Testament can be intimidating. Many people don't think about writing a Last Will and Testament until it is urgently needed.

Aritao Law Office
Estate Settlement Guide
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Estate Settlement Guide

Estate Settlement FAQ (if a loved one passes away).