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Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led five early-stage ventures. As an investor and mentor, he also advises many entrepreneurs and young companies. He earned his B.S.E. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.D. from Brown University Medical School..
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Inside this user-friendly manual, you will learn how to structure your business and personal assets so you can safely grow, protect, and leverage your hard-earned wealth. We teach you step-by-step what you must do if you want to: Legally protect your business and personal assets from The Three Flaming Arrows of Challenge: Income Taxes, Liability Exposure & Death Taxes; Understand the advantages and disadvantages of using "C" corps, "S" corps, Limited-Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, Revocable and Non-Revocable Trusts to build a solid Foundation for Freedom and of course, so much more!.
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The forms and information you need you need to give back to the community!

Thousands of arts groups, educators, social-service agencies and others have used How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California to organize It's so easy to use, anyone can do it!

With a nonprofit corporation, you gain recognition, save money, become eligible for grants, and protect your members and directors from liability. And you can do all this without an attorney.

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California includes complete instructions for obtaining federal 501(c)(3) tax-exemption and for qualifying for public charity status with the IRS. It also provides:

line-by-line instructions for completing your application

instructions and completed sample clauses for preparing articles of incorporation

ready-to-use bylaws for membership and non-membership nonprofits

ready-to-use minutes for the organizational meeting

sheets with California's specific legal and tax requirements

The 12th edition is completely updated to provide the latest rules and forms, which are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

This book is also available as a corporate records binder: The California Nonprofit Corporation Kit. (ISBN 9781413306408, 6th edition).
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If you’re a business owner, incorporation can help you protect your personal assets and cut down your tax bill. But all the paperwork and legalese can make incorporation seem like more trouble than it’s worth. Incorporating Your Business For Dummies offers all the savvy tips you need to get incorporated — starting today!

Whether your business is big or small, incorporating isn’t as simple as it could be. This handy reference makes incorporation make sense, and guides you through the process step by step. From handling the mountain of paperwork to getting back to business once you’re finished, Incorporating Your Business For Dummies offers a wealth of helpful advice on these and many more topics:

• Knowing whether or not incorporation can help you
• Choosing the type of entity that will work best for your business
• Dealing with shareholders and shareholder agreements
• Transferring money and assets in or out of the corporation
• Documenting corporate actions and maintaining compliance
• Finding the right attorney, accountant, tax advisor, and other professionals

Written by the experts at The Company Corporation, who handle more than 100,000 incorporations every year, this helpful book offers the kind of advice you can only get from professionals — but in a user-friendly, lingo-free format. Whether you just want a little help with the paperwork, or don’t even know what a corporation is, you’ll find everything you need to know:

• What limited liability means
• Corporate statutes, bylaws, and articles
• Choosing directors and assigning duties
• The benefits of S corporation status
• Deciding where to incorporate
• Registering corporate names and domain names
• Balancing equity versus debt
• Understanding shareholder rights
• Getting your financial information in order
• Hiring a professional to help with corporate compliance

If you want step-by-step help on setting up your corporation, dealing with the paperwork, and getting off on the right foot, Incorporating Your Business For Dummies is the only resource you need. Packed with the kind of tips and advice you’ll find nowhere else, it’s the uncomplicated way to get incorporated..
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How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners begins where many incorporation books leave off. Peter Hupalo, author of Thinking Like An Entrepreneur, teaches you the basics of corporate business structure How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners will help you understand:

* Which Business Structure Might Be Best For You
* How To Decide Between An S-Corporation And A LLC
* How To Choose Your State Of Incorporation
* How To Form Your Own Corporation
* S-Corporations
* Par Value And No Par Value Stock
* Issuing Shares
* Valuing A Small Business Corporation
* Financing A Corporation Through Equity And Loans
* Attracting Angel Investors For Your Corporation
* Shareholder S-Corporation Basis
* The Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA) And Schedule M-2
* Filling Out The 1120S Corporate Income Tax Return
* Special Issues For One-Person Corporations
* The Role of Bylaws And Corporate Minutes
* The Role of Directors And Officers
* Withdrawing Money From Your Corporation
* Social Security/Unemployment Insurance On Officer Salaries
* Workers' Compensation Issues For Officers
* Fringe Benefits And Employment Issues
* Qualified Retirement Plans, SIMPLE-IRA, SEP-IRA
* The One-Person 401(k) Retirement Plan
* How To Determine If Your Retirement Plan Is Safe From Bankruptcy
* How To Minimize Your Taxes
* The Tax Difference Between Pretax Purchases And After-Tax Purchases
* How To Prevent Your Corporate Shield From Being Pierced.
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Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year

With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history’s great catalysts for good and evil.

In a “fast-paced and well-written” work (Forbes), the authors reveal how innovations such as limitations on liability have permitted companies to rival religions and even states in importance, governing the flow of wealth and controlling human affairs–all while being largely exempt from the rules that govern our lives.

The Company is that rare, remarkable book that fills a major gap we scarcely knew existed. With it, we are better able to make sense of the past four centuries, as well as the events of today..
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The book that has helped thousands of Californians incorporate their businesses!

You can save thousands in attorney fees by incorporating your own small businesses Fortunately, How to Form Your Own California Corporation makes incorporating a straightforward task, showing you how to file articles of incorporation, set up a corporate records book, prepare bylaws and issue shares of stock.

Incorporation provides great benefits, such as:

limited personal liability

tax advantages

access to capital

employee perks

How to Form Your Own California Corporation contains all the forms, instructions, tax rules, practical information and step-by-step instructions you need to incorporate a California business, as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

The 12th edition is completely updated and revised to provide current regulations, tax requirements and forms.

LIST of FORMS
Name Availability Inquiry Letter
Name Reservation - Order Form
Articles of Incorporation
Cover Letter for Filing Articles
Bylaws
Waiver of Notice and Consent to Holding of First Meeting of Board of Directors
Minutes of First Meeting of Board of Directors
Shareholder Representation Letter
Notice of Transaction Pursuant to Corporations Code Section 25102(f)
Bill of Sale for Assets of a Business
Receipt for Cash Payment
Form for Cancellation of Indebtedness
Bill of Sale for Items of Property
Receipt for Services Rendered
Share Register and Transfer Ledger
Stock Certificates
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The definitive guide to incorporating for small business owners and entrepreneurs
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Should I incorporate my business?
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Which form of corporation will best help me achieve long-term business goals?
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What legal liabilities do I assume when I incorporate?
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How do I take full advantage of corporate tax regulations?


Get detailed answers to these and all your other questions about incorporating your business in How to Incorporate, Fifth Edition. Attorney Michael Diamond weighs the pros and cons of incorporating, helps you choose the form of corporation that's best for you, and helps you structure your corporation for maximum legal, tax, and business advantage.

This edition covers all the latest changes in corporation and partnership laws and includes up-to-the-minute information, advice, and guidance on every topic of concern to business owners dealing with the issues and difficulties of incorporating. You'll find up-to-the-minute information on:
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When to form a standard corporation and when to go with an alternative, such as Subchapter S, partnerships, limited liability corporations, and proprietorships
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How to make statutory requirements work to your advantage
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Executive compensation and how to take tax-free benefits out of your corporation
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How to handle special agreements, securities laws, forms of incorporation, stockholders, dividends, and more
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How to complete IRS forms, take minutes, create bylaws, and post notices of meetings
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How to use incorporation forms for many different states as well as forms for general use based on the Model Business Corporation Act.
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