Am I better off not using the name? What could be the risk?

Your main concern with regard to business names has to do with trademark. This is especially so since both companies are operating in the same...

Get my money invested in a start-up restaurant back (at least say a small percentage month by month)?

In addition to the great answers given by other lawyers, there is a possibility that the owner failed to adhere to securities laws, since the sale...

Do I need my information as well as my partner's to apply for an EIN?

Only the information of the person designated as the "responsible person" is needed, not the information of all partners.

Does this "self-employed nonprofit worker" phrase held out by the SSA indicate that it is legal for a founder to be an employee?

Technically, you are not paying yourself; rather, the nonprofit is paying you. "Founder" doesn't have any legal significance beyond what is defined...

Can we do this? and if so, Will we, in essence, create double taxation.

No, there will not be an issue of double INCOME taxation based on the described structure. To be clear, what you are saying is LLC C will be owned...

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Regarding sanctions on lran, do exceptions (informal material) apply to all lranians in the world or just US citizen lranians?

Sanctions apply to Iranians all over the world except Iranans in the US. The "Informational Material" exception applies to people in the US trying...

My songs are illegal in Iran, can I publish them in US using my friends and companies in US?

This is really a question concerning international law. 1. Under the general international law principles, a citizen of a country is subject to...

If I start a business as a profit can I change it later on to Non profit organization

What you need to understand is that nonprofits need to be formed for specific purposes (e.g. 501c3s are usually formed for charitable or...

The attorneys here have provided excellent answers to your question regarding "economic interests" and "voting interests". You should be aware that...

Can a Cayman Corporation do business in another country like Panama as a cayman corp or must the cayman corp also need to encorp

Each country is free to set its own corporate law. Many countries, including Panama, have procedures under which a foreign corporation can apply to...