Can a company use in their ad a photo they took of someone without their permission? Can the person be recompensed?

Good practice is for the photographer to obtain a signed photo release from every person whose face is recognizable in a shot of the public. You...

Taxes - When preparing your tax returns if a deduction does not affect refund is it better not to report it?

There is merit to your suggestion. I can only conjecture as to the IRS action. If you are paying no taxes, IRS is not going to bother. A...

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Although some of these urge limited liablity as a reason to incorporate, none of them expressly states the major factor, which is that the corp...

I have a Wyoming Multi-Member LLC that I want to convert to a Single-Member LLC. Is that possible? If so, how to I do it?

If you had created a Calif LLC, I could easily answer that there is no difference: You can have as many members as you want or only one on the same...

I'm starting up an LLC. Is it possible to add a partner if he has IRS debt and bad credit?

Yes, you can add him, but it is not a good idea. If these agencies come after him, they can levy on his ownership interest in the LLC and become...

If I put a family inheritance in a joint bank account I hold with my domestic partner, is that a taxable event?

If you are reeceiving no consideration for it, i.e., no goods or services, then is is a gift, not income, and no imcome tax would be due from him....

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Can I use the name "First Trust Capital" for my California business name if it is similar to one in the same business?

More thoughts: Why not try a less popular name, e.g., World Capital Trust, Orange CT, Irvine CT, Newport CT, Mars CT, Galaxy CT etc? Just try...

Can I use the name "First Trust Capital" for my California business name if it is similar to one in the same business?

More thoughts: Why not try a less popular name, e.g., World Capital Trust, Orange CT, Irvine CT, Newport CT, Mars CT, Galaxy CT etc? Just try...

Can I use the name "First Trust Capital" for my California business name if it is similar to one in the same business?

Uspto.gov search had only 3 hits, one dead and the other two for “citic capital" with four Chinese or Japanese characters that mean “first trust...

I want to form a corp in CA. I am 100% stockholder and the sole officer. Should I make it a C or S Corp?

A tax attorney or CPA would need to see your financials and projections to make exactly the right decision. Without knowing more I can tell you...