Tag Archives: Tampa Business Law Attorney
The Benefits of a Non-Profit Organization
Contrary to popular opinion, nonprofit businesses and organizations are everywhere we look. While some are obvious, such as homeless shelters or social service agencies, others can look exactly like for-profit businesses, and may even fulfill some of the same needs and perform the same services as for-profit businesses. Nonprofit Misconceptions This is why when… Read More »
Tax Credits You May Not be Aware That You Had
Despite the fact that nobody likes paying taxes, you’d be surprised at how many people pay more than they have to. Wherever you stand on the debate over whether we have too many or too few tax loopholes, the fact is that they are there for the taking, and they aren’t just for big… Read More »
Judgments Don’t Go Away Even After Significant Time Has Passed
Often, people who have what they perceive as no assets, or who for whatever reason opt not to defend a claim against them or their business, make the decision to allow a judgment to be entered against them if they are sued. They often perceive themselves as being “uncollectable,” or worse, they may have… Read More »
Crowdfunding Laws Get More Favorable for Small Businesses
Crowdfunding is the new way for entrepreneurs, inventors and business to raise money in a new economy. Campaigns that use crowdfunding have given rise to a new economy, where innovative products find their way to market, and where inventors who aren’t Fortune 500 companies can afford to get the financing to bring their ideas… Read More »
Don’t Buy a Previous Business’ Liabilities
So you just bought a business. This is a very exciting time. You purchased assets, customer lists, property, perhaps a name and a logo, and all the other items that make your purchase a good one. Because you purchased an already existing business, you don’t have to start from scratch—your business has a name,… Read More »
IRS Forfeiture Laws Set to Change
The IRS is being called to task for a controversial policy that may have resulted in many innocent Americans having money wrongfully taken, or forfeited, by the agency. Congress is now looking into the IRS’ practices, and regulation to change how the IRS institutes the practice may be coming. Structuring Violations Lead to Forfeitures… Read More »
The Benefits of a 1031 Tax Exchange
In this recovering economy, real property can be a good investment. Whether your business is in real estate investing, or your business has nothing to do with real estate, but owns real estate that it operates from, as time goes by, the value of your property is likely to increase. Taxes Can Hurt And… Read More »
New Case Makes It Tougher to Avoid Individual Liability for Business Agreements
Most of us are aware that one of the biggest protections of forming a corporation is the avoidance of personal liability for anything that the corporation may do wrong. Put another way, as a general rule, we can’t be sued individually for wrongs of our company. The company is its own individual entity, separate… Read More »
Protecting Your Business’ Customer Lists
When we think of the valuable items of our businesses, we tend to think of the obvious, physical items. Machinery, tools, vehicles, or inventory may come to mind. Certainly, any special intellectual property, such as a secret recipe, or a special way of handling certain problems that you have developed may also come to… Read More »
Having Debt May Not Always Be So Bad
If you asked people whether they would prefer to have debt, or no debt, you’d probably get a resounding vote for “no debt.” Debt is bad, so we’re told, and we should do whatever we can to avoid it. But those opinions often don’t consider asset protection and estate planning, which sometimes can reward… Read More »
