Commercial Law Lawyers in the USA

Most businesses want to classify their workers as contractors not employees. Contractors are cheaper and easier than employees. You don’t withhold taxes for contractors, nor do you pay benefits, workers compensation or unemployment insurance, nor must you comply with the wage & hour laws (including overtime) for contractors.

Here is a quick outline to help you avoid personal liability from your business. You’ll see that most of the authors advice derives from an informed use of corporations and corporate law, which is why…

This article gives a very brief overview of how an accountant leaves or closes an accounting practice. The accountant can’t just walk away – leaving or closing an accounting practice is more complex than you think.

This article gives a quick overview of buying and selling an accounting practice. The author discusses the deal from due diligence, through deal terms, to the definitive deal documents.

This article gives an outline of how to bring a new accountant into an accounting practice. The author goes from common sense to legal advice, from the accountant’s purchase of ownership to the parties’ exit strategy and unwinding of the relationship.

If you are in a group accounting practice, you might wonder, “Can I or another accountant in this practice set up a competing practice?” “Will a non-competition agreement prevent it?” These questions are crucial both to the existing group and the accountant who would set up the competing practice.

In this article, the author explains shareholder buy-sell agreements for accountants and accountancy corporations. A buy-sell agreement (also called a shareholders agreement) protects the corporation from the accountant/shareholders, specifically their death, loss of license, disability and dispute.

This article gives you a legal compliance checklist for your accountancy corporation.

PLLCs (Professional Service Limited Liability Companies) are a popular choice for professionals in New York wishing to conduct business.

In this article I discuss common area maintenance (CAM) expenses in a real property lease.