The Small Business Legal Guide: The Critical Legal Matters Affecting Your Business

An excellent treatise of all the legal ins and outs of starting your own business of any size, written for the non-lawyer. I first read this from my library, and came back to buy it to be able to keep on hand for repeated reference. Answered all my burning q's about trying to become an independent contractor like: where all might I have to register in my city, county and state, what are the repercussions of different business type choices (sole-proprietor vs LLC, vs Corp, etc.), how to write fail safe contracts and protect your assets, and what things might be tax-deductible once considered to be 'in business' in my home. Well written and semi-humorous (subjective, some may not care for it), but not pandering, either. I give it high recommendation for the person just starting out like me. I finally understand the legal differences between a W-2 employee and an independent contractor from the IRS's point of view.