I have a business idea, and an investor, need help

P.S. Do not transfer the patent or any rights to the patent to the LLC if you are concerned about capital gains treatment. To repeat, this is...

I have a business idea, and an investor, need help

You must hire a patent attorney. The patent process is way too complicated for the DIY inventor. Your investor will have to help fund it as it...

I'm in the process of creating a company and dont know how I should incoorporate? Which busines formation should I choose?

I am puzzled. Both my esteemed colleagues recommend a corporation without considering tradeoffs between a corp and an LLC. LLC’s are generally...

I know someone who has filed for earned income credit via a fake business and has collected around 11,000 dollars in the last 3

Prison if he's caught by the IRS. It's not worth $11,000. FEEDBACK: Both AVVO and other readers are interested in your feedback on the quality...

I am puzzled by your statement that he is not an employee. You may be thinking of him as a partner—he would then not be an employee. But your...

1. Notarization has nothing to do with enforcing an obligation unless there is a dispute as to identity or whether the obligor actually signed the...

How should I set up my business insurance

You need a good independent insurance broker. To find one take your current policies to different broklers and ask each to critique them. Try to...

Can I have multiple DBAs operating under one SMLLC?

Of course. Each will be a separate line of business and you will want to have financial statements prepared for each LOB so you can see which ones...

Is a sole proprietorship legal to be a partnership in arizona? there is a contract but not filed through the state and not notor

It sounds like you entered into a partnership agmt. It can be enforceable without notarization or filing with the state. See what it says about...

W9 related question

Depends on the nature of the business. If it is a sole proprietorship or a “disregarded entity” (a single owner LLC) , yes, because W-9 asks for...