Why Does A Case Go To Federal Court? The United States has two different types of courts: state courts and federal courts. It is important to know the distinction in order to understand why a case goes to federal court.…
Are LLC Membership Interests “Securities”? In a recent and unexpected development in government guidelines, securities law can now apply to an ownership interest in an LLC. An ownership stake may occasionally qualify as a security covered by federal and state…
Insurance Policies 101 Understanding the basic structure of rather esoteric documents such as insurance policies takes a proper dissection. Below, we breakdown and understand the basics of declarations, endorsements, conditions, and exclusions that fall under insurance policies. Declarations Declarations…
Royalty Financing: Another Creative Way For Start Up Financing In today’s world, a frozen credit market and dried up funding channels have made it nearly impossible to start a business. However, there are still some creative ways to secure funding…
Business Taxation in California Business taxation structure is based on factors such a legal entity and state regulations. The state of California structures their business taxation based on legal entities. Depending if the business is submitted to corporate or personal…
SBA Micro Lending and Business Capital Due to tough economic times, small businesses might struggle securing capital funds from credit lenders, banks, or personal resources such as friends or family. Small businesses financial support in order to survive and ultimately…
Business Accounting 101 In order to run a financially viable AND responsible business, owners should make sure they are preparing and reviewing accounting activities. Three financial records that owners should be aware of are: balance sheets, cash-flow statements, and profit…
Corporate Taxes 101 for California Business Owners Business taxation structure differs in every state. The legal entity of a business in California determines whether the income of a business is submitted through personal income tax or corporate tax. This is…
What is Arbitration? Arbitration is a mechanism that helps resolve disputes outside of the courtroom. An arbitrator is a third party who has access to documents and hears oral arguments by both sides of the case. Each side can (and…
Selling Synthetic Stimulants As many drugs are considered controlled substances and the manufacturing, distribution, and possession of them are banned, those making drugs have found new avenues. Authorities in California and around the world have been seizing synthetic stimulants. These…