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answered on Feb 15, 2020

The use of Spock Media for an advertising agency is not per se impermissible due to preexisting trademark rights. However, there are 42 marks (live and dead) listed in the Trademark Office containing the word "spock" and in various Classes. As such, the mark may not be available for use.... View More

I would just start over. I am not sure what you would be merging. What assets are you talking about?

Why not just change the membership of the LLC to you?

There would be no reason to do this. It does not impact taxation or operations.

You can sue for your money back, or file a police complaint for consumer fraud.

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.