In order to create a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF), a partnership or corporation (or limited liability company taxed as a partnership or corporation) must file Form 8996 to self-certify with the IRS. Further, the entity must be set up with the sole purpose of operating as a QOF, which may be stated in the organizational …
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Crowdfund Your Business in Less than One Month! Introduction to Crowdfunding Crowdfunding campaigns tend to look like sexy, overnight successes, but rarely are the successful ones so effortless. What I’m about to say sounds dumb—so dumb that I’m reluctant to have to even say it—but a lot of folks call thinking that crowdfunding is easy …
The Difference Between Syndication and Crowdfunding Syndication and crowdfunding are terms that have been used interchangeably within the last decade, and their concepts and meaning have become increasingly blurred. However, whereas syndication focuses on funding relationships and structure between the funder and funded, crowdfunding is a method of finding investors (or backers) with the cornerstone …