The short answer is no. But, there are tax issues in each state, and the matter will turn on the manner of payment. The most famous case on this involved the State of New Jersey against Lawrence Taylor the football player. The state sought to recover taxes for each game day in NJ based on his... View More

What is "gov legal name"? Do you mean your name? You actually need to trademark your name. While it seems odd, if your name is a brand, you need to protect it. Whether you incorporate at this point or not (and it generally is beneficial to do so), if your name will be the name of the... View More

If you are using a name instead of your own, you definitely should have it registered as a DBA. While you do not have to incorporate, if you are hiring people, you should. One is not necessarily an independent contractor just because you say so.

Someone has to be a shareholder. It is disclosed on the tax return. Thus, your question makes no sense.

You're asking for a registrability opinion (whether you can register your own trademark rights in the U.S.). Much of the answer depends on the DuPont factors that try to answer the question of whether your mark is likely to cause confusion with another registered mark. The simple answer for... View More

This is really more of a tax issue than a legal one. Thus, consult an accountant. That being said, I think the LLCs should be separate, and there should be no umbrella for both.

If you didn't pay wages you can't issue a W-2.

A 1099 does not solve the problem and creates self-employment tax.

Make an estimated tax payment on IRS.gov or EFTPS.gov.

As the year is over, it is too late for a wage payment as you did not withhold taxes. Therefore, issue a 1099. The tax issue is the same, as you will pay self employment tax on the 1099 income.

It depends on the formation documents. If this is an LLC it is the operating agreement. If a corporation it is the shareholders agreement.

You’ll probably want to file a 1065, given that you ended the year as a partnership.

You need to file a "d/b/a" for the new name.

Sure, but all rules governing employment apply, like withholding, workmans' comp., etc.

It will effect publishing, but it is not really a big issue. It impacts nothing else. If you amend for something else, change it, but no reason to spend now.

It can have only you.

Depends on your agreement.

Do a chargeback on the credit card.

Businesses do not need a board of directors.

So long as your corporation is an S Corp, there is no real practical difference with respect to taxes between that and an LLC. The profits and losses of the business flow through to your personal tax return in either instance. But there might be other considerations which favor one form of entity... View More

The governance of LLCs is determined only partially by state law, but primarily by the LLC Operating Agreement which hopefully your LLC has and hopefully you signed. That agreement should detail both the responsibilities and duties of the officers as well as the options and requirement for... View More

A director does not make a public filing except in a public company. So I am unsure why this is an issue.