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In this special episode of The Liquidity Event, BKFi leaders John and AJ interview tax attorney Christopher Karachale about Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) - a powerful tax benefit allowing founders to exclude up to $10 million (or more) from capital gains taxes when selling shares. Key Timestamps:

1:50 - What is QSBS? The $10 million exclusion explained 3:16 - History of QSBS: From 1992 to today's 100% exclusion 8:15 - Qualification requirements: Company & shareholder criteria 11:13 - "Qualified trade or business" explained 12:18 - Prohibited business categories 14:14 - Tips for founders to qualify for QSBS 18:30 - LLC conversion strategies for QSBS 20:45 - Fixing past entity mistakes to qualify 22:54 - LLC to C-Corp conversion: FMV basis benefit 26:15 - 1045 rollovers: Strategy for selling before 5 years 29:04 - QSBS stacking: Advanced strategies with trusts 35:38 - Practical advice for early-stage founders Connect with us: Email: liquidityevent@brooklynfi.com Leave a voicemail: memo.fm/liquidityevent

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41:T4a3,The Liquidity Event is a show about all things personal finance with a laser focus on equity compensation. Your hosts AJ and Shane will take you through the week's news on #fintech, IPOs, SPACs, founder wins and fails, crypto, and whatever else these two nerds think is interesting. AJ and Shane are the financial advisors behind wealth management and tax firm Brooklyn FI, and have helped hundreds of clients plan for successful exits and financial independence. As proud millennials, they have a deep skepticism of the traditional financial services industry. They'll dish about the tools they use to help their clients and give you a look under the hood of how they run their modern, tech-forward wealth management firm. Whether you've got worthless stock options or work for a company about to go public at a 10-billion dollar valuation, every Monday morning your hosts will demystify the headlines and take you through the money stuff that matters – like a diversified portfolio and getting to financial independence as fast as possible. Warning: There may be swearing and lukewarm takes. Learn more at Brooklynfi.com/podcast and subscribe to hear new episodes Monday mornings.