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What is the creditor priority of stolen property in bankruptcy proceedings?
In bankruptcy, a large number of hands fight to take slices from a small pie. The Absolute Priority Rule specifies that creditors are paid following a predetermined order based on the type of their ...
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Can 501(C)(3) sell items that were donated? [closed]
I am an employee of a nonprofit (501C3) museum that sells merchandise to help us expand our reach to the public.
My question is: If someone (an employee or guest) donates items for the museum to sell, ...
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Do any US states require online businesses to register and pay tax?
If an Internet services company (a search engine, social network etc.) is registered in say California or Delaware, but offers its services throughout the US, do any other US states require it to be ...
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Is there some law that requires businesses to erase your financial information after a period of time?
So for context, during the year 2021 I had a gym membership with Vasa fitness. At the end of 2021, I cancelled the membership (properly, there was no charges after this for years). Now a few days ago, ...
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Can I create a "business website" without registering a business or DBA?
Let's say I want to create a website where customers can order custom chairs. I've got a brand, a name, a logo, etc. Do I have to register the business first before publishing the website?
There's ...
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US: Does the DBA on the registration and on contracts/businesses have to be exactly the same?
Someone registers a DBA of "Bob Bobby" with the state. However, on the contracts, they sign as [legal name] DBA Bob's Services.
Or, they create a website called bobsservices.com, and on the ...
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US: Can a website with a contact form but no privacy policy get sued
I've seen business websites where the founders are literally lawyers, and their websites do not have a privacy policy. Their websites do have a contact form where users enter their email, message, ...
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Can people legally perform services for others without declaring themselves to be an offical self-employed organization?
A person would like to provide home services for some of his neighbors.
Is it necessary to set up an official business and employ himself -- perhaps for purposes of sales-tax compliance?
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Is it legal for me to ask people who are applying to work for me if they were in a sorority in college and not hire them if they were? [closed]
Long story short, I have issues with sorority girls dating back to when I was younger that I don't really want to elaborate on here. I have little to no problem with fraternity brothers, and so I ...
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Is it legal for a train company to create an art gallery using photographs of the graffiti on their locomotives and train cars?
I have been wondering that since a train company owns its locomotives and train cars, then I am assuming that this means that they own any graffiti that has been painted on their locomotives and train ...
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Do any USA states require accepting US cash for payment of goods or services?
According to the United States Federal Reserve:
There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or ...
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Is it legal to bill a company that made contact for a business proposal, then withdrew based on their policies that existed when they made contact?
Based on a Twitter thread from a mid sized YouTube personality:
I have been emailed MORE THAN 10 TIMES by a service I'd like to be sponsored with that I will not name
Every time they email me, I say ...
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When is a letter "mailed or delivered"?
I am a PA resident and purchased the services of a career service company based in FL for 5k. The payments were deferred for the first month, so I have neither made any payments nor received any ...
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How do you check the legality of a new business model?
How do you check the legality of a new business model to make sure it will be legal, and you won't be running afoul of some law you have no idea of?
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Can DBAs contain names that's not my name? [duplicate]
For example, let's say the legal name is Bob Ballad. Can a DBA be registered named Tom's Video Editing? And can a website be created named tomsvideoediting.com with the "About" page ...
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