Archives for the ‘Legal & Taxes’ Category

When Does a Small Business Need a Tax Attorney?

By JJ Thomas • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: Legal & Taxes

Courtesy of About.com:
The following article does a good job of explaining what exactly a tax attorney does and when a small business may be in need of one. It’s more of a general primer and gives you a foundation upon which to go search for further information, as needed.
A tax attorney is, first of all, […]



Balancing Legal Trademark Protection & Creative Marketing

By JJ Thomas • Jan 17th, 2009 • Category: Legal & Taxes

Courtesy of AllBusiness.com:
Trademark protection is of utmost concern for businesses. It helps protect their brands and proprietary names for products and services, amongst other things. However, not every name can be trademarked and some that can only provide limited protection.
For instance, if you use general descriptive words in your name you are attempting to trademark […]



What Exactly are “Securities Laws”?

By JJ Thomas • Dec 10th, 2008 • Category: Legal & Taxes

Courtesy of Startup Company Lawyer:
If you are starting a business or have already started one and ready to raise some capital , inevitably you have been introduced to the legal maze of what is called “securities laws.” These laws, generally speaking, govern the raising of money by selling ownership, whether through stock or otherwise, in […]



Pimp Your Site (with Legalese) - Terms of Use -

By JJ Thomas • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Legal & Taxes

Courtesy of NewYorkSmallBusinessLaw.com:
Imke Ratschko, Esq. provides some much needed guidance on providing small business owners who do business online some legal protection through the use of “Terms of Use” provisions, aka “Terms of Use Agreement”, “Terms and Conditions”, “User Agreement”, etc.
Below is a sample of this article. For more, please visit this LINK!

 Make your website […]



Choosing a Retirement Solution for Your Small Business

By JJ Thomas • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Legal & Taxes

Small businesses are increasingly becoming concerned with offering their owners and employees retirement savings options, such as a 401(k). The problem, though, is that there isn’t as much out there for this market as there is for the larger corporations. This problem is slowly changing. If you are researching retirement savings solutions for your […]



Biz Owners Need to Be Cognizant of Estate Tax Implications

By JJ Thomas • Nov 14th, 2007 • Category: Legal & Taxes

NYTimes:
MANY business owners are so consumed with day-to-day operations that they don’t think about estate planning. But the federal estate tax, with a top rate of 45 percent, can have a big effect on the business you leave behind, and planning while you are hearty is the best way to manage that.
Among the arrangements to […]