Tips & traps when incorporating your business
By: by Jeffery A. Jensen, Brian Radford, Stephen Bulpitt.
Contributors: Radford, Brian.; Bulpitt, Stephen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Incorporation -- United States -- Popular works.; Corporation law -- United States -- Popular works.
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: Tips and traps when incorporating your business
Table of contents: title: What is a corporation?; title: Why should I incorporate?; title: Profit vs. non-profit corporations; title: Choosing which business entity is best for you; title: Sole proprietorship; title: General partnership; title: Limited partnership; title: Limited liability company; title: C-corporations; title: S-corporations; title: Comparison of business entities; title: Incorporating; title: Checklist for incorporating; title: Choose a corporate name; title: Choose a business structure/type of corporation; title: Choose the state in which you will incorporate; title: Prepare and file key documents for incorporating; title: Request Federal Employer Identification Number (IRS form SS-4); title: If necessary, prepare shareholders' agreement; title: Organizational meeting; title: Open a bank account; title: If S-corporation is formed, File Form 2553; title: Organize corporate records; title: You're ready to operate your corporation; title: Running your corporation; title: The role of directors and officers; title: The role of bylaws and corporate minutes; title: How to run your corporation; title: Hold corporate meetings; title: Special issues for one-person corporations; title: Learning basic accounting and finance; title: Financial statements; title: Ratio analysis; title: Managing your business; title: Accounting systems; title: Basics of the double-entry system; title: Why keep records?; title: A business checkbook; title: Getting help from an accountant; title: Filing taxes; title: Accounting year; title: Accounting method; title: Tax professional; title: Forms to file; title: Minimizing taxes; title: What is deductible?; title: Liability; title: How to prevent your corporate shield from being pierced; title: Alternatives to law suits; title: How to find a good lawyer; title: Raising capital; title: Local, state, and federal money programs for your business; title: Funding your business through loans; title: Funding your business through venture capital; title: Creative alternatives; title: Summary; title: Managing employees; title: Planning for employees; title: Where can I look for employees?; title: Other hiring considerations; title: Offering benefits to your employees; title: Health insurance; title: 401(k) Retirement plan; title: IRA retirement plans; title: Fringe benefits; title: Exit strategy; title: Labor and employment law; title: Title VII; title: Equal Pay in Employment Act; title: Age Discrimination in Employment Act; title: Title I and V of the Americans With Disabilities Act; title: Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; title: Rights Act of 1991; title: Other laws and acts employers need to be aware of; title: Summary; title: Appendix; title: State specific information; title: Articles of incorporation; title: Don't be intimidated by your articles of incorporation; title: IRS Form SS-4 and instructions form; title: IRS Form 2553 and instructions form (S-corporation election); title: Bylaws template; title: Minutes of annual meeting of shareholders; title: Minutes of annual meeting of board of directors; title: Sample business plan.