Business Formation



Business formation concerns regulations governing the creation or start of a new business including sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, franchises, joint ventures, closely held corporations and corporations. Legal issues include statutory compliance with formation and registration requirements including form filings with state agencies, drafting of articles of incorporation or partnership agreements and other required documents and determination of financing or initial capitalization.

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Business Formation Articles
-  Where To Incorporate Your Business-  Closely Held Corporations
-  Corporations: The Basics-  Getting Your Home Business Off to a Legal Start
-  Incorporating an Existing Business-  Limited Liability Partnership
-  Limited Partnership-  Naming a Business
-  Partnerships-  Partnerships and Joint Ventures
-  Professional Corporations and Associations-  S-Corporations
-  Sole Proprietorship
State Specific Resources
-  State Business Information Websites-  State Codes and Statutes Websites
-  State Labor & Industries Websites-  State Revenue and Taxation Department Websites
-  State Unemployment Insurance Websites-  State Workers' Compensation Websites
 
Business Enterprises FAQs
-  FAQ - Business Enterprises
 
Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Bankrutpcy Evaluation-  Non-Profit Incorporation Service
-  Doing Business As (DBA) Filing Service-  Partnership Agreement
-  Incorporation Services-  Provisional Patent Application
-  Limited Liabiltity Corporation - LLC-  Trademark Registration
-  Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement-  501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Application
Access Additional Forms
-  Business Legal Forms
 
Lawyers.comsm Virtual Community
Legal Forums
-  Business Organizations-  Business - General
 
Chats
-  Chat Listing
 
Hiring a Business Lawyer
-  Business: Selecting a Good Lawyer-  Business: Preparing to Meet with a Lawyer
-  Business: Meeting with a Lawyer
 
Related Resources on Lawyers.comsm
-  Buying Selling Businesses-  Franchises Franchising
-  Intellectual Property-  Small Business Law
-  State Business Information Websites
 
Web Resources
-  Small Business Administration-  Department of Labor Compliance Laws
-  State Workers' Compensation Laws-  State Labor Laws
-  eLaws-  State Labor Offices
 

Ask a Lawyer - Business Law questions answered by leading lawyers
i won a prize with celebrities for charities foundation raffle. They want me to sign a
irrevocable limited durable power of attorney, drawing affidavit of eligibility, and liability/publicity release to receive my prize because it is in another state, and pay IRS taxes on my behalf . Does this sound legit? Is this normal procedure?
What Kind of retailetions can my employer take if I had a panic attack at work due to work over loa
and verbally for the last 9 months? I had to leave work early that day due to this attack. I have been employed with my employer for 10 1/2 years. This is the first time this has happenend but my work load has increased this past year and my employer has known about it.
A company violated H.R. 1258 "Truth in Caller I.D. act of 2009" by "spoofing" their call with a numb
Company: Title Max Do I use a tort? Civil suit?
Accusing of doing something illegal?
So i called american express gift card, asking about a refund that was worth more than the gift card it self, ask to speak to manager, he look at my transaction,start asking me why am buying all the stuff and return it?its my privacy he shouldnt be asking, then to top it off, manaher told me of doing something illegal What should i do ???
If I purchased an online text book, could I allow others to read it?
I would have it as a read only file that users could access at the same time. There would only be one book still, but other could view it at the same time. It would be like uploading a song that many users could listen to at once, but they could not make copies of it.
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Business Formation Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Boston Business Lawyer - Morisi & Oatway, P.C.
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Harrisonburg Business Attorneys - Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC
 -  Orange County Business Attorney - Law Offices Of Anthony C. Duffy
 -  Maricopa County Business Lawyer - The Law Offices Of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C.