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Title Page
Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER 1 - Legal Forms to Establish a Sole Proprietorship
1. IRS Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number
2. IRS Form 1040 Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business
3. IRS Form 1040, U.S. Individual Tax Return
CHAPTER 2 - Legal Forms to Establish an LLC
4. LLC-1, California LLC Articles of Organization
5. Sample Letter to Secretary of State Accompanying Articles of Organization
6. Sample Letter to Registered Agent Accompanying Articles of Organization
7. Long-Form Operating Agreement for Member-Managed LLC
8. Short-Form Operating Agreement for Member-Managed LLC
9. Long-Form Operating Agreement for Manager-Managed LLC
10. Short Form Operating Agreement For Manager-Managed LLC
11. Membership Ledger
12. Investment Representation Letter
13. Appointment of Proxy for Members’ Meeting
14. Call for Meeting of Members
15. Notice of Meeting of LLC Members
16. Minutes of Meeting of LLC Members
17. Action by Written Consent of LLC Members
18. Written Consent of Members Approving a Certificate of Amendment of Articles ...
CHAPTER 3 - Legal Forms to Establish a Corporation
19. Sample California Articles of Incorporation
20. Sample Articles of Incorporation: Delaware Long Form
21. Nevada Long Form with Optional Provisions and Continuation Sheet
22. Sample Articles of Incorporation: Short Form
23. Nevada Articles of Incorporation, Long Form
24. Optional Provisions for Inclusion in Articles of Incorporation
25. Sample Letter to Secretary of State Accompanying Articles of Incorporation
26. Sample Letter to Registered Agent
27. Sample Action by Incorporator Appointing Directors and Approving Bylaws
28. Share Transfer Ledger
29. IRS Form 2553 Election by a Small Business Corporation
30. Investment Representation Letter
31. Appointment of Proxy for Annual or Special Shareholders’ Meeting
32. Long-Form Appointment of Proxy for Annual or Special Meeting of Shareholders
33. Minutes of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Alternate Form
34. Minutes of Annual Meeting of Directors
35. Action by Written Consent of Shareholder(s)
36. Call for Special Meeting of Directors
37. Action of Directors by Written Consent to Approve Stock Option Plan and to ...
38. Action of Directors by Written Consent Approving Purchase of Another Corporation
39. Action of Directors by Written Consent Appointing Directors to Fill Vacant ...
40. Written Consent of Directors Approving a Certificate of Amendment of ...
41. Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation Changing ...
42. Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation Electing Close ...
43. Sample Delaware Certificate of Dissolution
44. Written Consent of Shareholders Approving a Conversion from a California ...
45. Sample Certificate/Articles of Conversion from a California Corporation to ...
46. Notice to Remaining Members by a Member Desiring to Withdraw from a Corporation
CHAPTER 4 - You’re Free to Franchise
47. Are You Ready to Be a Franchisor?
48. Franchise Feasibility Test
49. Typical Franchise Agreement Table of Contents
50. Franchise Disclosure Document Components
51. Operations Manual Outline
52. Checklist for Evaluating Your Suitability as a Franchisee or Small Business Buyer
53. Sample Franchise Agreement Table of Contents
54. State Franchise Guidelines and Offices
55. Franchise Area Development Agreement Table of Contents
56. Franchise Comparison Worksheet
CHAPTER 5 - Legal Ps and Qs for Partnerships
57. Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)
58. Delaware Certificate of Limited Partnership
59. Sample General Partnership Agreement
60. Partnership Ledger
61. Action by Written Consent of Partners
CHAPTER 6 - Legal Forms for Your Business Location
62. Sample Commercial Lease
63. Sample California Agreement to Lease Equipment
64. Sample Janitorial Service Agreement
65. Sample Parking Space Agreement
66. Tenant Improvement Form for Property Improvements
CHAPTER 7 - Forms to Establish Business Ethics
67. Common Tax Forms for Small Business
68. A Guide to Writing a Code of Ethics
69. SCORE’s Five Tips on Ethics Training
70. Sample Dress Code
70. Your Guide to Fair Employment
CHAPTER 8 - The Lawful Way to Employ Immigrants
72. Form 9035 and 9035E Application for Nonimmigrant Workers
73. Form 9142 Application for Temporary Employment Certification
CHAPTER 9 - Legally Navigating Online Activity
74. Agreement to Sell Works of Art
75. Art Approval Form
76. Change Order Form
77. Creative Review Checklist
78. Identity Theft Victim’s Complaint and Affidavit
79. Sample Linking Agreement
80. Permission Request Form (online images and text)
81. Valuing an Internet Business
82. Notification of Infringement Letter Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
83. Counter-Notification Letter Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
84. Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement
85. Website Terms of Service
CHAPTER 10 - Create Legal Contracts and Agreements
86. Bill of Sale
87. Unsecured Promissory Note
88. Secured Promissory Note and Security Agreement
89. Consulting Services Agreement
90. Multimedia Development Contract
91. Mutual Compromise Agreement and Mutual Release
92. Checklist for a Buyer’s Purchase Order
93. Checklist for Modifying or Extending an Existing Contract
94. Checklist for Sales Agreements Where Your Company Is the Seller
95. Terms of Purchase
96. Terms of Sale
97. Examples of Legal “Boilerplate”
98. Lawyer Engagement Letter
99. Terms and Conditions for Engagement of Outside Counsel
100. Service Evaluation and Repair Agreement
CHAPTER 11 - When Business and Family Mix
101. A Simplified Simple Will
102. Asset Value Test
103. Calculating Your Life Insurance Needs
104. Your Family Documentation
105. Common Distribution Provisions and Common Trust Distribution Provisions
106. Financial Summary Worksheet
107. Total Assets and Liabilities Worksheet
108. Form 1041 U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts
109. Form 706 U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
110. Form 709 U.S. Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
CHAPTER 12 - Employ Legally and Effectively
111. Application for Employment—Short Form
112. Application for Employment—Long Form
113. Authorization to Release Employment Applicant Information
114. Pre-Employment Reference Check via Phone
115. Pre-Employment Reference Check via Letter
116. Applicant Comparison Summary Form
117. Applicant Rating Form, Part One
118. Applicant Rating Form, Part Two
119. Offer of Employment and Employment Contract
120. Voluntary Resignation
121. Employee’s Separation Checklist
122. Manager’s Pre-Dismissal Checklist
123. Employee Exit Interview
124. Employee Master Database
CHAPTER 13 - When Business Becomes Litigious
125. Sample Cease and Desist Letter
126. Sample Demand Letter
127. Sample Letter by Defendant to Plaintiff in a Collections Matter
128. Sample Settlement and Compromise Agreement
129. California Complaint Form
130. Debtor’s Order of Examination (California)
131. Connecticut Subpoena
132. Sample Post-Judgment Demand Letter
133. Debtor’s Statement of Assets (California)
134. Writ of Execution (California)
135. Satisfaction of Judgment (California)
CHAPTER 14 - When You Have to File for Bankruptcy
136. Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
137. Involuntary Petition for Bankruptcy
138. Summons to Debtor in Response to Involuntary Petition
139. Exhibit A to Voluntary Petition
140.
141. List of Creditors for Voluntary Petition
142. Statement of Social Security Number for Volunary Petition
143. Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Voluntary Petition
144. Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor
145. Schedule A—Real Property for Voluntary Petition
146. Schedule B—Personal Property for Voluntary Petition
147. Schedule C—Exempt Property for Voluntary Petition
148. Schedule D—Creditors Holding Secured Claims
149. Schedule E—Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims
150. Schedule F—Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims
151. Schedule G—Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
152. Schedule H—Codebtors
153. Schedule I—Current Income of Individual Debtor(s)
154. Schedule J—Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s)
155. Declaration Concerning Debtor’s Schedules
156. Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors and Debtors
157. Order and Notice for Hearing on Disclosure Statement
158. Ballot for Accepting or Rejecting Plan of Reorganization
159. Order for Relief in an Involuntary Bankruptcy Case
160. Proof of Claim Form
161. Summons in an Adversary Proceeding
162. Order Conditionally Approving Disclosure Statement
163. Order Finally Approving Disclosure Statement and Confirming Plan
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