What is a Mutual Fund? Among the various financial tools available to investors, a mutual fund is an option to pool together money so that investors can collectively invest in bonds, stocks, and assets. This collection of money is managed…
Checklist For Business Formation Before launching your own business, it is necessary to make sure you have all the paperwork. Here is a list of some of the various permits or licenses you may be required to file: Local Licenses,…
Dissolving A Business Partnership Similar to how forming a business entity requires specific steps based on the chosen legal entity, the same applies to dissolve a partnership. Given that there are various forms of legal entities, the dissolution of a…
Testing Your Entrepreneurial Aspirations Aspiring to open up your own business is a lot like becoming a parent. It needs constant dedication, affection, and financial support until your business is up and running. Even then, you need to ensure the…
Simple Accounting For Businesses Let’s look at three financial records every business owner should prepare and review regularly: the profit-and-loss statement, the balance sheet, and the cash-flow statement. These three are some of the core values to consider when thinking…
What Does a Finder Agreement Encompass in Motion Picture Deals? Dollars are what an entertainment project desperately needs to get off the ground. To find the dollars, producers or production companies often resort to people who know how to raise…
Fundamentals of Negative Pickup Financing Contracts Negative Pickup Financing accords film producers a medium to procure financing for their motion picture. Unsurprisingly, such method of financing is replete with perils for the unwary and in the process, the producer might…
Dissolution Of A LLC The mechanism(s) to dissolve a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”)in California is encapsulated, to a large extent, in California Corporations Code Section 17707.01. Nonetheless, the application of the mechanisms set forth in the Code section requires profound knowledge…
What Is Writ of Attachment in California? Writ of attachment is a pre-judgment provisional remedy that in some circumstances could ensure availability of sufficient assets to satisfy a judgment obtained against the defendant. There are specific requirements for plaintiff or…
Given the last-minute enacted tax changes of 2011, we might feel bewildered as to such changes and their impact on our earnings, savings and investments. Let us briefly explore some of the tax changes for 2011 and further educate ourselves…