Can a live in nanny just be compensated with free room and board ?

In all likelihood, federal and state tax and employment authorities would consider the live-in nanny position one of employment, thus at least the...

Do shareholders of a cannabis business have a fiduciary duty to disclose their identities for the purposes of obtaining banking?

It appears that you are both a director and an officer of the corporation. In such roles, you have a fiduciary obligation to act in the best...

What laws or Business Profession Code applies to a Chief Financial Officer?

If this individual has been appointed CFO by the board of directors, then as an officer she has a fiduciary obligation under California law to act...

I have a Terms & Conditions document for an Instagram competition, can you help me read through it?

You can use Find a Lawyer at the top of the page to identify a suitably experienced business lawyer.

My guess is that this is a scam. Don't talk to them any further. If they serve legal papers, then you should retain a litigator to represent you.

Do I need a separate DBA for an abbreviation of part my DBA?

The version of the business name with the abbreviations would be a different name, thus it would require its own fictitious business name filing.

Business Name Availability (CA)

1. A dissolved entity's name is available for use by another such entity (it is not presently in use precisely because the entity was dissolved and...

Are the details of a case private in a settlement?

Generally, there is no obligation for parties to a settlement agreement to maintain the terms of that settlement, or any associated documents, in...

You can check the status of a patent application on the USPTO website at...

My wife has a similar situation: Her corporation (of which she is the sole employee) owns a car that is used mostly for business purposes. Our...