Within other areas of the law, many people understand what the work looks like, due largely in part to TV shows and movies. For example, courtroom dramas have popularized civil and criminal litigators, although, these shows most likely overdramatize these…
As a business owner, it is incredibly important to know what the business’ taxation structure is, which depends on factors like state regulations and the legal entity of the business. The legal entity of the business is important to take…
President Obama introduced a new budget plan to Congress for 2011. The new budget plan contains some relatively large tax increases for some Americans. Let us educate ourselves about some of the new potential tax changes. BASICS The new budget…
Commercial Mortgages Rates The latest data indicate delinquency rate increased by 9% for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). This is an ominous sign as commercial property owners are seriously having trouble paying their mortgages. Let us further explore this important development of Commercial…
Royalty Financing: Another Creative Way For Start Up Financing Still frozen credit market, rather onerous or non-existent funding channels and business uncertainty have made it rather impossible to launch a new business. Nonetheless, a rather novel funding option may relatively…
Breach Of Contract Breach of contract is a rather nebulous term with multi-layered tentacles. In fact, what is a breach? When did the breach occur? Who breached the contract? What are the damages for the breach? Theses are only some…
Why and How Are Condition Precedents Salient in Real Estate Contracts? Condition precedents play an integral role in protecting disparate parties in contractual transactions. Such salience comes to the fore, especially, in real estate transactions where parties do not have…
Brand Protection Whether you are a small business owner or the head of an iconic fashion house, one of the most important parts of a business you must consider is brand protection. You take many steps to create the brand…
Breach of Contract One of the most important parts of conducting business is complying with the contracts you have signed. Included in these contracts are agreements and parameters that set out the exact expectations of the business. Therefore, a breach…
Should We E-File Our Taxes Or Not? One of the most basic and rather vexing questions confronting taxpayers – especially the affluent – might be the choice between e-filing or filing paper returns. The IRS has slowly but steadily promoted…