Articles of Interest

United States Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Ranks Delaware #1

For the past nine years the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has ranked the 50 states’ liability systems and corporate law structure as a whole.  Delaware is unique in that it ranks #1 for the ninth year in a row in a survey generated by the United States Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.  The survey polled [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Posted in Articles of Interest, Delaware
Tags: Delaware, Law

How to Make a Small Business Seem Bigger

You know what they always say…fake it till you make it! Check out this article from The New York Times regarding how to make a small business seem bigger. There are some great resources and tools in this article. Below is an excerpt: People who run a business alone often want it to appear bigger [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Monday, April 11th, 2011
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Tags: Articles of Interest, Small Business

Senate Passes Repeal of 1099 Reporting Rule for Small Businesses

On Tuesday April 5, 2011 the Senate voted overwhelmingly to repeal a provision of last year’s health care act that would have required small businesses to submit a Form 1099 for every vendor that received payments of $600 or more a year. Democrats and Republicans agreed that the new reporting requirement would be too expensive [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Thursday, April 7th, 2011
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Tags: Articles of Interest, News, Small Business, Taxes

Update on 1099 Tax Reporting Law Status

Small businesses around the country have been worried about the massive paperwork burden included within the Healthcare bill passed last year. The new law, which takes effect January 1, 2012, requires them to provide 1099 forms to every person or business with which they spend $600 or more each year. (For more information on this [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, March 7th, 2011
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: News, Small Business, Taxes

Some Taxpayers will have to wait to File

Tax law changes enacted by Congress and signed by the President in December will mean that the IRS will need time to reprogram their processing systems, and will not be able to process certain filings until then.   This is an update that will affect many taxpayers.  According to the IRS website, these are the taxpayers [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
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Tags: Articles of Interest, Taxes

Driving Your Way Towards Tax Savings

If you have a single member LLC then there’s a good chance that the vehicle you drive “on the clock” is the same car you drive “off the clock”.  If a separate work vehicle is not a viable option then writing off expenses on your personal vehicle is a great opportunity for tax savings, but [...]

Posted by Paul Sponaugle on Monday, February 14th, 2011
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Tags: Articles of Interest, Taxes

New Hope for Small Businesses

The government has recently put some policies in place that can be of help to the small business owner.  Along with a new tax credit for healthcare costs, there is also more money available to help businesses secure financing.  There is an extra $13 million in loan guarantee money that businesses could potentially have access [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
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Tags: Articles of Interest, Small Business

How to Get Your Employees to Generate Great Ideas

I recently read a very interesting article on how to seek team members’ honest feedback and watch your business thrive. I thought this was an interesting article as we have recently taken this approach here at Harvard and our employees have provided us with many great ideas which we have put into place. Dr. David [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Monday, January 31st, 2011
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Franchise Opportunities

When thinking of a franchise business, many people think of McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s. But there are many more types of franchise businesses. One out of three dollars spent by Americans for goods and services is spent in a franchise business. Homes are bought, sold, cleaned, painted and carpeted through franchised businesses. Cars can [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, December 20th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest, Trend Report
Tags: Articles of Interest, Frachise

Proposed Regulations on the Series LLC

We receive inquiries daily from clients wondering why everyone does not file a Series LLC instead of the traditional LLC. The Delaware Series LLC business form reduces the fees incurred in creating and maintaining separate business entities for different ventures or investments. Only one filing fee is required to form a Series LLC regardless of [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest, Limited Liability Company, Series LLC
Tags: Series LLC



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