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California Limited Liability Company – An Overview - posted: September 12, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - The LLC business entity offers many advantages to small businesses. An LLC is going to provide a shield between your business activities and personal assets identical to a corporation. Unlike a corporation, there are far fewer corporate formalities. click here for full text.
7 Advantages to Incorporating - dated: April 24, 2002 - author: Alex Goumakos - There's no question that hard work and a little luck is what it takes to BE successful. But a little knowledge, especially when it comes to setting up your business, will help you STAY successful. click here for full text.
S Corporations – Filing The Election - posted: September 12, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - The S in S corporation refers primarily to a tax designation. While electing to be an S corporation does have legal implications, such as no more than 75 shareholders, the designation really concerns pass through tax issues. Put in laymans terms, the designation simply means the corporation click here for full text.
Minority Shareholders – Fighting The Man - posted: September 12, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - Investing in a corporate entity is fairly standard practice in our society. Problems arise when you own a small percentage of shares, but disagree with the direction the majority shareholders are taking the entity. As a minority shareholder, do you have any way to fight the man, to wit click here for full text.
Forming a Corporation – Investors - posted: September 12, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - Youve come up with the best idea since sliced bread, figured out a business name and formed a corporation. There is, however, one small problem. You need money. Welcome to the world of investing. Unless Bill Gates is your friend, money is going to be a problem for every new business click here for full text.
Tax Benefits of "C" Corporations – Business Failure - posted: September 12, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - Statistics show that many businesses will fail. If you can survive the first two years, chances of your business succeeding go up dramatically. But what if you dont make it? If you have a C corporation, you may get a tax break. The C in C corporation has a few legal click here for full text.
Business Entities – Filings With The State - dated: October 28, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - To the surprise of some, state law instead of federal law governs business entities. When form an entity, you should look to the Secretary of State for your jurisdiction to find out the filing requirements. Some states provide clear and concise information. Other states seem to click here for full text.
Business Entity Mistakes – Criminal Conduct and Independence - dated: October 28, 2005 - author: Richard A. Chapo - In this age of information, most small business owners understand they need the protection provided by a corporation or limited liability company. Such protection, however, can be lost though certain actions. click here for full text.
What Is Sarbanes Oxley? - dated: March 14, 2006 - author: Earl Powers - When the Enron and MCI scandals broke, it became clear to the US government as well as everyone else that something needed to be done to prevent financial abuses from harming the public. A bipartisan team of legislators led by Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael G. Oxley put together the Sarbanes Oxley Act, also titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and click here for full text.
How Are You Liable Under The Sarbanes Oxley Act - dated: March 14, 2006 - author: Earl Powers - With the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, two different legal routes for punishment were created, one for criminal penalties and one for civil penalties. The civil penalties for the Sarbanes Oxley Act are listed under 15 U.S.C. §7241 (Section 302). These penalties are designed to make certain full and accurate financial disclosure is made, and requires signing officers click here for full text.
Corporate Records – Shareholder Inspections - posted: March 17, 2006 - author: Richard Chapo - In every state, shareholders have a right to inspect the records of a corporation. The scope of the inspection depends upon the particular laws of each state, but typically covers all records in the corporate books, balance sheets and even tax returns. The shareholder must typically make a written request to see the records three to five days prior to the date in question click here for full text.
Corporate Records – What to Keep - posted: March 17, 2006 - author: Richard Chapo - For the purpose of this article, I am considering both corporation and limited liability company documents as “corporate records.” Although the records of each entity have different names, they serve the same purpose. For instance, articles of incorporation for a corporation serve the same purpose as Articles of Organization. The following list applies to corporations, but you can apply click here for full text.
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