Business Law Blog by Orange County, Calif. Business Attorney Dan X. Nguyen

Free Small Business Legal Workshop November 10, 2011 6 PM Westminster, California

Written on November 5, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Intellectual Property, Limited Liability Company, Professional Corporations, S-Corp Election, S-Corps, Seminars, Sole Proprietor, Speaking Engagements, Tax, Workshops

Ken Duong, Esq.and I will be conducting a small business legal workshop entitled “Free Legal Do’s and Don’ts for Small

231824s9gangqdk 199x300 Free Small Business Legal Workshop November 10, 2011 6 PM Westminster, California

Make Sure To Take A Lot Of Notes at the Free Legal Do's and Don't Small Business Workshop"

Business” at 6 PM, November 10, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Bank in Little Saigon, Westminster, California:

Wells Fargo Bank, 9550 Bolsa Ave., Westminster, CA

Head on over to the Facebook event page to RSVP or the Orange County Small Business Development Center or for more information please call (714) 564-5208.

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Reviving a Suspended California Corporation

Written on October 31, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Professional Corporations, S-Corps

Is your CA corporation suspended? Are you trying to figure out how to revive it? When a corporation is suspended, it’s either because 1) the corporation did not file its annual Statement of Information; 2) the corporation did not file its state taxes with the Franchise Tax Board; 0r 3) both. Here are some steps…

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Spending Money to Save Money When You Incorporate

Written on July 20, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Limited Liability Company, Professional Corporations, S-Corp Election, S-Corps, Sole Proprietor

Money Ning has a great blog post about how incorporating can save you money. It is true that if you incorporate, there are some tax advantages that are available. You should consult your tax and/or legal professional if the move to incorporate is right for you as a whole. If you are…

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Why Do We Need a Buy/Sell Agreement?

Written on June 15, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Professional Corporations, S-Corps

Do you own a corporation with another shareholder? Are you or they an intricate part of day-to-day operations? If so, do you know what is going to happen if one of you can’t work anymore in the company? Do you get along with their spouse? What would happen if the spouse suddenly became an officer…

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The Beastie Boys and My Article on OPEN Forum

Written on June 7, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Limited Liability Company, S-Corp Election, S-Corps, Sole Proprietor

Check-ch-check-check-check-ch-check it out What-wha-what-what-what’s it all about – Beastie Boys, Ch-Check It Out My article entitled: Which Business Entity is Right For You? was recently published over at American Express’ OPEN Forum, a community for business owners. Go check it out, “Recommend It”, “ReTweet” it, “Digg It”, “Share It” or whatever you whippersnappers do these…

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Would You Take Business Advice From Your Business Attorney?

Written on May 10, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, S-Corps, Sole Proprietor

I had lunch with fellow business attorney Gina Bongiovi from Las Vegas, Nevada, and we had a discussion about clients taking business advice from their business attorneys. Some other professional services providers (e.g. business coach, CPAs) might say not to take our business advice; some business attorneys’ experience may be the opposite. Would you take…

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Bike to Work (Day, Week, Month) 2011 a/k/a Showing Contempt for $4/gallon gas

Written on May 4, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Uncategorized

In my attempts to go green, shake my fists at oil companies, get exercise, and for an excuse to buy more bicycle products, I will be biking to work this week.In trying to research for this post, I went looking for Bike to Work Day, Bike to Work Week, and Bike to Work Month. Apparently,…

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The Entrepreneur vs. The Lawyer: FIGHT!

Written on April 18, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Limited Liability Company, S-Corps, Speaking Engagements

I went to Adam Urbanki’s Attract Clients Like Crazy boot camp over the last four days where nearly all of the participants were entrepreneurs (go where my clients are, right?). A reoccurring theme among the questions was that they didn’t want to do X because they didn’t know how, it wasn’t ready, etc etc. His answer? Go…

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Naming a California Podiatry Corporation, Part II of II

Written on March 23, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Professional Corporations, S-Corp Election, S-Corps

I recently wrote about naming restrictions from the CA Secretary of State on Podiatry Corporations. If there is a business name that you like that doesn’t meet the naming requirements, there are some ways to be able to use the name that you want. In the last post, I gave the example of Podiatrist John…

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Increase of IRS Audits for Schedule C Filers & Other Small Businesses

Written on March 14, 2011 by dan x. nguyen, ESQ. in Business Tips, Corporations, Entrepreneur, Limited Liability Company, S-Corp Election, S-Corps, Sole Proprietor

I was recently at a meeting with some attorneys, and the topic was finances for our law firms. The finance guys said that there was an increase in audits for schedule C filers. Logically, then one should consider creating a corporation for their law firm (because they don’t file taxes on Schedule C), at least…

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