Ep 033 Interview with Jonathan Fish and Kyle Richles of Cap Gains Inc.

<p><strong>Episode 33 of the Legal Tech StartUp Focus Podcast -- Interview with Jonathan Fish and Kyle Richless, co- founders of Cap Gains Inc. and QSBS Expert</strong></p> <p><strong>In this episode of the Legal Tech StartUp Focus Podcast (www.legaltechstartupfocus.com/podcast), your host, Charlie Uniman, interviews Jonathan Fish and Kyle Richless of Cap Gains Inc. and QSBS Expert (</strong><a href= "http://www.qsbsexpert.com"><strong>www.qsbsexpert.com</strong></a><strong>). QSBS Expert is Cap Gains Inc.’s first offering, one that helps startup founders, investors, and lawyers (among other startup stakeholders) understand the nuances of a significant US tax exemption that’s available to eligible startups and their investors that qualify for this exemption’s use.</strong></p> <p><strong>Jonathan and Kyle each first explain how their professional backgrounds led them to their co-founding Cap Gains Inc. and the introduction of Cap Gains Inc.’s QSBS Expert offering.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> The “main event” follows as Jonathan and Kyle explain just what QSBS is and why it matters to startups and<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> startup stakeholders.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Hint:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> QSBS stands for “qualified small business stock” and refers to what can be a financially significant US federal (and possibly state-level) tax exemption.</strong></p> <p><strong>Pay attention startups first, because there can be “real” money at stake here and second, because the availability of that potential for tax savings, as Jonathan and Kyle further explain, is subject to eligibility and qualification criteria that are chock full of nuance and possible trip wires that, if tripped, can “bust” the tax exemption’s availability.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> So, with Jonathan’s and Kyle’s able assistance, we get an overview of the history of the QSBS exemption, its motiving policy and some of the pitfalls to consider (and avoid if