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Resources for Maintaining Corporate Compliance
The Corporate Records Handbook: Meetings, Minutes and Resolutions, (7th Edition or most current)
by Anthony Mancuso Attorney; Publisher: NOLO
Because meeting minutes are the primary paper trail of a corporation’s legal life, it’s important to know when and how to prepare these minutes. The Corporate Records Handbook provides all the forms, plus instructions, you need, both as tear-outs and on CD-ROM — to insert into your minutes book. Anthony Mancuso is a well known author of many business and legal handbooks and everything is explained in easy-to-read terms. This practical guide is highly recommended for anyone operating a corporation.
Your Limited Liability Company: An Operating Manual, 8th Edition
by Anthony Mancuso Attorney; Publisher: NOLO
The step-by-step guide to running your LLC! This book offers everything you need to maintain the legal validity of your LLC before the courts and the IRS. It helps you approve and document important legal, tax and business decisions to create a paper trail that avoids legal trouble. The new 5th edition is completely updated and revised to include the latest laws and forms for all 50 states, as tear-outs and on CD-ROM. A highly recommended and easy-to-read book.
Types and Use of Business Entities
How to Use Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
by Garrett Sutton
Designed for entrepreneurs and individuals interested in starting their own business, this book provides an in-depth study of how the special characteristics of limited partnerships and limited liability companies may be used to your advantage and to assist you in protecting assets, managing wealth and strategic estate planning to minimize taxes. It features strategic uses of LLCs and LPs to hold real estate and other assets, how to easily manage and operate an LLC or LP, how to creatively plan for your future and your family’s future, and how to follow the rules to keep your assets protected.
Asset Protection: Concepts and Strategies for Protecting Your Wealth
by Jay Adkisson
In today’s increasingly litigious world, the shielding of assets has become a prominent issue for financial planners, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Asset Protection details methods that are both legally and morally legitimate for protecting one’s assets from creditors, lawsuits, and scams, with lots of real world examples. Get the inside story on strategies for shielding assets both today and in the future, from everything from lawsuits and the IRS to creditors and even outright scams, in the comprehensive, well written, and indispensable guide, by two of today’s top lawyers.
The ABA Consumer Guide to Asset Protection: A Step-by-Step Guide to Preserving Wealth
by Jeffery Matsen
Leading asset protection attorney Jeffrey Matsen provides a step-by-step guide to creating a “shield of liability” around personal and business assets through a combination of business and investment entity selections; estate planning techniques; and the creation of appropriate trusts. Matsen’s multi-tiered approach is designed to help virtually everyone who has significant assets and to provide a plan appropriate to their particular circumstances. If you are concerned about protecting your assets this book is required reading.
Operating Your Business
The Secrets to Writing a Successful Business Plan: A Pro Shares a Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Plan That Gets Results
by Hal Shelton
Insider tips, hints, and techniques for creating a winning business plan. Nearly 50 percent of new businesses fail within five years. A well thought-out business plan can dramatically turn the odds in your favor. This book is packed with actionable advice and real-life examples.
Working for Yourself: Law and Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers and Gig Workers of All Types, 10th Edition (NOLO)
by Stephen Fishman Attorney
Whether you’re an independent contractor, freelancer, or consultant, it all adds up to the same thing: You need to be more aware of laws and taxes than the average person. Fortunately, this book provides all the information you need to stay on top of it all. An independent contractor himself, Stephen Fishman shows you everything you need to know to: meet business start-up requirements, pick a business structure, set up home or outside offices, obtain permits and licenses, price your services or products, comply with strict IRS rules, establish sound business relationships, avoid unfair contracts, draft good agreements, keep good records, and get paid in full and on time.
Working With Independent Contractors, 6th Edition
by Stephen Fishman Attorney
If your business hires independent contractors, freelancers or consultants, this book is for you — and essential, and can save you a bundle. However, the rules regarding who qualifies are complicated, and misclassifying a worker can result in serious financial penalties from your state and especially the IRS.
If you hire anyone on a contractual basis, you need this book which shows you how to: create a valid contract, assess who qualifies as an independent contractor, hire ICs without risking an audit, retain ownership of intellectual property when using ICs, handle an IRS audit and take advantage of the IRS’s “Safe Harbor” law. The 6th edition is completely revised to reflect the latest laws and court rulings and includes detailed examples of how a business should hire freelancers. The book comes with all the contracts you’ll need, as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.
Financing
The SBA Loan Book: The Complete Guide to Getting Financial Help Through the Small Business Administration: Third Edition
by Charles H. Green
Spurred by President Obama’s stimulus efforts, the U.S. Small Business Administration is working to deliver more capital financing to entrepreneurs and small companies around the nation. But like any financing, business owners must navigate a complex course of procedures, qualifications, documentation, and approvals. In today’s turbulent economic environment, solid financial capacity is the key to small business survival. And this fully updated guide to SBA loans will help you land exactly as much as you need.
Establishing Business Credit
Principles of Building Business Credit
by Norman David Roussell
This book provides readers a comprehensive and systematic approach to establish a business credit profile and build business credit. The principles are not a secret; you do not have to be a Rocket Scientist to understand them; and best of all, they work for every type of business. The best book available on building credit for you business.
Personal Credit
Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams, 12th Edition
by Robin Leonard J.D. and Amy Loftsgordon, Attorney
A solid, thorough, user-friendly resource accessible to anyone and everyone concerned about their credit rating. This edition of Credit Repair is completely updated with the latest legal developments, and includes dozens of forms and letters that will help you spruce up your credit report as easily as possible!