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I want to start a new LLC and take advantage of the privacy and tax advantages states like Nevada, Delaware and Wyoming provide however I do not reside in those states. I would be a minority owned business so wondering if any of the programs in my home state for helping small businesses through the... View More 
answered on May 30, 2024
Starting an LLC in states like Nevada, Delaware, or Wyoming can offer various privacy and tax advantages. However, if you do not reside in these states, you may face limitations regarding access to small business assistance programs in your home state. As a minority-owned business, you might be... View More
We run a business in Cyprus ( oversea). Can we create an entity in the US(LLC) in order to use this entity to sign up for an American Express Business Platinum Account. Since I am already an amex user in the US, I can transfer my credit history to my business account.
Our business is doing... View More
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answered on May 14, 2024
As a foreign business, it's important to carefully consider the legal and financial implications of setting up a US entity solely for the purpose of obtaining credit cards, especially if the intent is to avoid taxation. This could potentially be viewed as tax evasion by US authorities.... View More
My business has no income yet. I'm just getting started doing Web Development and Technology Consultancy. My CPA mentioned I should check and see if the new CTA Law applies to me or not.
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answered on Feb 22, 2024
As a new LLC owner in Phoenix, AZ, you should be aware that Arizona's new Commercial Transaction Privilege Tax (CTA) law may apply to your business. The CTA law imposes taxes on various business activities, including web development and technology consultancy services. Even if your business... View More
My husband and I own an LLC business in Arizona with S-Corp tax status. (My husband is a self-published author, so our LLC falls into the Independent Artists category.)
I'm an oil painter and I now want to start selling my oil paintings online. I'd like to use a different name... View More
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answered on Jan 26, 2024
In Arizona, it is indeed possible for an LLC to operate under more than one "Doing Business As" (DBA) name. This allows a single legal entity, such as your LLC, to conduct various types of businesses under different names while maintaining the same underlying ownership and legal... View More
My employer (E) has two small businesses (A and B) both 100% owned by E. Business A owes business B a significant amount of money for services accumulated throughout the years. However, E wants to protect the assets of A from any happenings relating to B. If B goes bankrupt will the creditors of B... View More
answered on Jan 16, 2023
Your "employer" needs to talk with an experienced bankruptcy attorney in order to determine their best course of action. This is not a decision that should be made lightly. Do not rely on a "mass-production" law firm (one that pays for advertising on the Internet or TV).... View More
My employer (E) has two small businesses (A and B) both 100% owned by E. Business A owes business B a significant amount of money for services accumulated throughout the years. However, E wants to protect the assets of A from any happenings relating to B. If B goes bankrupt will the creditors of B... View More
answered on Jan 16, 2023
A trustee in bankruptcy "steps into the shoes of the debtor". Consequently, a bankruptcy trustee is entitled to pursue and collect/liquidate any obligations to the debtor.
That's in a Chapter 7 case, where a trustee is automatically appointed.
In a Ch. 11, the debtor... View More
I took over a business in Sept 2022, 6/7 mos later I gave the business back to the OG owner as it wasn’t a fit. Oct 22 I did work for a customer, charged him appropriately. In feb 23 I receive a chargeback for “unaware of pmt” to my business act for those services. This causes a whole lot of... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2023
An Arizona attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Before taking action, it could be advisable to first check with the card, financial institution, etc. to see what their policy and your options are in terms of recourses with chargebacks. Good luck
Won a judgment against defendant. The def had an LLC for their business but never used it in any way. It laid dormant since 2019 until my judgment. The original first year address has been outdated and out of commission. The Arizona Corp Commission has suggested this would be an Invalid LLC address... View More
answered on Jan 16, 2023
No. You would need to try to “pierce the corporate veil.” It is doable but difficult and a new default judgment or complaint would not be effective in so doing.
This was the email I received from SBA below
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1. Please provide a Certificate/Resolution that includes:
a. A statement that the LLC held a meeting and specify the date (on or after loan approval date of 6/2/2020)
b. A statement that the LLC authorizes... View More
answered on Feb 23, 2021
Thanks so much for the list. You will need to hire an attorney to prepare these for you. If the business is in San Diego the attorney must be licensed in California.
answered on Jun 25, 2020
Thank you for your question. The answers depend upon where you live. You need to contact the city or municipality to answer whether or not a permit is required. However you also need to think about taxes on the money that you earn. I recommend you speak with the city or municipality regarding... View More
I want to hire someone for legal advice but don't know what type attorney I need.
I had my own IT business prior to marriage. While married I formed a CA LLC partnership with then husband and a family member of his.
I filed for divorce and it went through uncontested, but the... View More
answered on Aug 20, 2019
you need a business attorney and possibly a family lawyer as well.
answered on May 20, 2018
Trademarks protect brands, not copyrights. A trademark protects the use of the brand in the particular industries, or classes, listed on the trademark registration. Here is a resource: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/trademark-classes.html
This is a business I am trying to buy and apply GC based on this business 5 employees. $250,000 is the cost.
answered on Apr 20, 2018
You may be able to qualify for an E-2 visa if your country has a treaty with the US which permits this.
However, you would not qualify for a green card. See below:
EB5 – stands for employment based 5th preference immigrant visa category. This visa category is allocated to foreign... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2018
You can set up your business as an LLC but, if you will be performing services for others that are traditionally performed by licensed agents in Arizona, you will need to employ a licensed person and perform services under his/her license.
The venue had no security cameras and I found out that this is happened before and they still have not put security cameras in. Can we hold them liable for the $5,000 of stolen merchandise.
answered on Mar 13, 2018
You may have a good claim. Generally, a business is not responsible for the criminal conduct of a third party. But where a business has notice of prior thefts and does not take reasonable steps to secure its premises for the protection of its customers, there can be liability for a... View More
Hi, I am getting ready to form an LLC together with my boyfriend, we will be a member-managed LLC. However when adding his name to the application I need to provide an address, but he is currently stationed in South Korea for a year, and we will be moving together to Guam after that.
How... View More
answered on Mar 9, 2018
If Arizona is his home state you should use the address that he provided the military if this is still a good address. If not, you should have him authorize you to use your address. When you relocate to Guam you will need to update your information. You will also need to maintain a local... View More
I have just received my LLC documents from legalzoom, i haven't signed any of them. Can i dissolve my llc without signing the documents because signing them is impossible, both my 2 other members live abroad. I did this mistake without knowing they must be US citizens. Can i dissolve my LLC... View More
answered on Feb 9, 2018
Hello. You are experiencing first hand why these cut-rate online legal services are such a huge problem (and, I should add, how attorneys who do this kind of work often end up getting a fair amount of business trying to clean up all of the problems caused by these services.
Anyway,... View More
I can find little trace of them, only two generic business listings with only the information provided on the LLC application from 2003. I found his licence application for the same time period, it shows he never completed his state licence application. Don't think they ever went into... View More
answered on Feb 5, 2018
I would use a different name. However, if this name is critical to your business, I recommend hiring a private investigator to locate the members of this LLC. Once located, you might negotiate a license to use the name or, perhaps, purchase the LLC itself. You must be certain that the LLC is... View More
We believe our General Partner has made changes to the original contract. Because there is only one signature from each partner on the document, at the last page, we don't have any confirmation that we agreed to the earlier pages in the contract. Are all contract pages required to have an... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2017
You have just run into one of the main reasons why some contracts have spaces for initials on each page, and sometimes even on each paragraph. The presence of those initials makes it harder for any party to later make modifications to the overall contract (though certainly not impossible in this... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2017
The easiest way to do this would be to perform a search on the Arizona Corporation Commission website, which you can find here: http://ecorp.azcc.gov/Search
This site pulls up not only company and corporation names, but it also searches the Secretary of State's website for trade names... View More
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