Legal and tax issues
Small business legal and tax issues
Starting a business is so exciting that it can be easy to forget to cover the basics. Now’s a good time to get familiar with some legal and tax situations you’ll face, like how to choose a legal structure or how to protect intellectual property.
Protecting your ideas
Small business taxes
- Tax Planning in a Loss Situation
- How Sole Proprietors are Taxed
- How Corporations are Taxed
- How Partnerships are Taxed
- How LLCs are Taxed
- Earning Income as a Nonprofit Corporation
Choosing a legal structure
- LLC Business Basics
- Corporation Basics
- Partnership Basics
- Sole Proprietorship Basics
- Legal Entities, Licenses and Permits
- S Corporation Business Facts and Options
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Contracts
Equity and ownership changes
- Shareholder/Partnership Agreements: Prepare for the Worst and You Will Succeed
- Plan for Changes in LLC Ownership with Buy-Sell Provisions
- Plan for Ownership Changes with Shareholders
- Plan for Changes in Partnership Ownership with a Buy-Sell Agreement
- Financing While Maintaining Equity
How to form a corporation, LLC, or partnership
- Creating an LLC Operating Agreement
- Creating a Business Partnership Agreement
- Simple Startup Tips
- How to Form a Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- How to Form a Corporation
Nonprofit guidelines
- Nonprofit Corporation Basics
- Running Your Nonprofit Corporation
- Five Reasons to Incorporate Your Nonprofit
- Starting a Nonprofit Community Organization
- How to Start a New Business as a Nonprofit Corporation
