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Mar 6, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

AI for Legal - Business Guide

AI has fundamentally changed how businesses operate. It can summarize documents in seconds, generate first drafts of nearly anything, and make complex information feel accessible. We use AI ourselves, and we believe every business owner should explore it.

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Posted on
Tuesday
August 1st, 2023
August 1, 2023
Private Business & Governance
Private Business & Governance

Entity Conversions: Three Methods to Change the Entity Form of a Business

The form of an entity – corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or other entity type – can impact the development and growth of a business, with its needs evolving through time. Initial considerations that helped shape the entity formation decision at the commencement of a business may give way to other needs,

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50 State Survey
Posted on
Wednesday
July 12th, 2023
July 12, 2023
General Business
General Business

50 State Survey

State Sales Tax Occasional Sale Exemption Resale Exemption Occasional Sale Exemption Certificate or Other Resale Certificate Comments Alabama Yes (Code of Ala. §Title 40 Chapter 23) Yes, except sales of automotive vehicles, motorboats, truck trailers, trailers, semitrailers, travel trailers, and manufactured homes (Ala. Admin. Code r. 810-6-1-.111).

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Posted on
Wednesday
July 12th, 2023
July 12, 2023
General Business
General Business

50 State Survey - Occasional Sales and Resale Exemptions to State Sales Tax

The majority of states have implemented a sales tax (or its equivalent) on the sale of goods and services within their state. States have also exempted or provided reduced rates for various sale types and entities operating within the state.

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Posted on
Wednesday
May 31st, 2023
May 31, 2023
Private Business & Governance
Private Business & Governance

Shareholders’s Agreements: Basic Considerations for Majority and Minority Shareholders in Closely Held Corporations

A shareholders' agreement, also called a stockholders' agreement, can be beneficial to both majority and minority shareholders of a corporation. A shareholders’ agreement is an agreement among

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Optimizing Tax Benefits for Buyers and Sellers During the Sale of a Business
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Friday
April 14th, 2023
April 14, 2023
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions

Optimizing Tax Benefits for Buyers and Sellers During the Sale of a Business: F-Reorganization Structures

Different transaction structures provide various tax benefits and pitfalls to buyers and sellers of businesses that may cause conflict among the parties, but a well-planned reorganization prior to a transaction can,

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Posted on
Sunday
October 2nd, 2022
October 2, 2022
General Business
General Business

Changing Legal Landscapes for Digital Art

Technologies for digital art are rapidly changing, creating new legal issues. While some of the interest in NFT projects has waned, they haven’t gone away and there are new tools for generating art with AI,

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Posted on
Monday
November 15th, 2021
November 15, 2021
General Business
General Business

Watch Out for Trademark Scams

If you received something in the mail asking you to pay for a trademark or brand related service, stop, and read this before doing anything.If you apply for a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office you will need to provide a mailing address.

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Posted on
Thursday
September 16th, 2021
September 16, 2021
General Business
General Business

New Minnesota Tax Laws Allows LLCs To Elect To Deduct At Entity Level

New Minnesota Tax Credit Available for Business OwnersAs of July 1, 2021, Minnesota owners of a pass-through entity may elect to be taxed at the entity level, which could reduce their federal tax liability.

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Posted on
Tuesday
August 3rd, 2021
August 3, 2021
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions

Foreign Investment. What Is It and What Rules Apply? – Due Diligence for Sellers In M&A Transactions

Since 2020, more stringent rules have been in effect relating to transactions involving foreign nationals, which may need to be reported to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) in M&A transactions.

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Posted on
Wednesday
July 28th, 2021
July 28, 2021
Technology Transactions
Technology Transactions

Trademarks For Software And Digital Products

The traditional idea of a trademark is a name or design appearing on a label, stuck to a physical product. Think, a red can with the word “Coke” or a blue oval with the word Ford. The customer can see the trademark and the product all at once and make a mental connection.

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