{"id":47291,"date":"2026-01-12T00:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T00:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=47291"},"modified":"2026-01-12T00:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T00:32:55","slug":"why-googles-founders-are-cutting-their-ties-to-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=47291","title":{"rendered":"Why Google’s Founders Are Cutting Their Ties to California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Google has long been associated with Silicon Valley. After all, Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded their company in a garage in Menlo Park back in 1998. But now, the power duo is severing some of their connections to the state that made them extraordinarily rich.<\/p>\n

In the 10 days before Christmas, an entity connected to Brin terminated or moved 15 California LLCs out of the state, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times<\/i>. Seven of those companies were converted into Nevada entities.<\/p>\n

Brin is following Page\u2019s lead. More than 45 California LLCs associated with Page filed documents last month to either become inactive or relocate out of state.<\/p>\n

The timing isn\u2019t coincidental. A proposed California ballot measure would require residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets. With the Google guys\u2019 combined net worth exceeding $518 billion, that\u2019s serious money at stake.<\/p>\n

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Google has long been associated with Silicon Valley. After all, Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded their company in a garage in Menlo Park back in 1998. But now, the power duo is severing some of their connections to the state that made them extraordinarily rich.<\/p>\n

In the 10 days before Christmas, an entity connected to Brin terminated or moved 15 California LLCs out of the state, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times<\/i>. Seven of those companies were converted into Nevada entities.<\/p>\n

Brin is following Page\u2019s lead. More than 45 California LLCs associated with Page filed documents last month to either become inactive or relocate out of state.<\/p>\n

The timing isn\u2019t coincidental. A proposed California ballot measure would require residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets. With the Google guys\u2019 combined net worth exceeding $518 billion, that\u2019s serious money at stake.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Entrepreneur Daily newsletter to get the news and resources you need to know today to help you run your business better. Get it in your inbox.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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