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Decide whether to form an LLC or a corporation -- the most important business decision you'll make. Your company has grown -- now it's time to upgrade your legal structure to something that will protect you and your assets, as well as provide other benefits. In other words, your business is ready to become either a corporation or a limited liability company. The question is, "Which one?" The answer isn't always clear -- but because your choice will affect the legal and tax status of your business, it's the most important question you'll need to answer. LLC or Corporation? will help you make the right choice with plain-English explanations of: the basics of business entities how each business entity protects you from personal liability profits, losses and tax treatment converting from one type of business entity to another what to do if you conduct business out of state Making the right choice will affect your bottom line in many ways -- from what you pay in taxes to your ability to seek money from investors. The book also provides conversion and formation scenarios that provide a real-world look at all the options available to you. The 4th edition has been thoroughly and usefully updated with the latest resources for business owners, an expanded discussion on choosing the right form for your business and completely updated information regarding the tax status of small business entities.

Over the last decade, European company law has been completely re-written. Virtually no EU measure remained unchanged and most of them have undergone fundamental reform. This is astonishing since almost half of these measures only came into existence after the turn of the millennium. In the last five years, 'modern' European company law has been characterized by a strong foundation of accounting law: i.e. the basic information scheme in international models (IFRS); the practicability and reality of cross-border mobility in its different types; and the considerable success (at last) of European company types, namely in the form of the European Company, which has been adopted by many blue chip companies, and, finally, by governance. The latter is also experiencing a remarkable renaissance of shareholders' rights, namely voting right schemes. In times of crisis, this is the equipment with which the challenges have to be met. European Company Law first discusses the EC/EU law, including all instruments through which it is transposed into the national law systems. However, where no EC/EU law exists, a comparative law discussion and the policy aspects - namely law and economics - fill the gaps. The whole organism of (limited liability) company law is thus covered. In addition to organization, accounting, finance, and the closely-related capital market law, this second edition covers the cornerstones of EC/EU corporate tax and insolvency law. This broad scientific perspective of the 'European' in company law remains unique and will be of greatest value for top-level practice and highly-ranked policy discussions. (Series: Ius Communitatis - Vol. 1)

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Product Description: Die grenzuberschreitende Unternehmensgruppe begegnet heute in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten konzernrechtlichen Regeln mit groen Unterschieden. Der Sammelband analysiert das aktuelle Konzernrecht zahlreicher Einzelstaaten und unterbreitet einen rechtspolitischen Vorschlag zur europaischen Anerkennung des Gruppeninteresses...read more

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The structure of the third edition of this highly regarded title mirrors Ireland's forthcoming Companies (Amendment) Bill, which will hold significant changes for companies operating in Ireland. The book has been expanded and revised to account for changes in legislation and important case law. The Law of Companies is now expanded to include a comprehensive treatment of PLCs, SEs, guarantee companies, unlimited companies, external companies, and branches.

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Business and human rights has emerged as a distinct field within the corporate governance movement. The endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights in 2011 reinforces the State’s duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and greater access by victims to effective remedy, both judicial and non-judicial. This book draws on the UN Guiding Principles and recent national plans of action, to provide an overview of relevant developments within the ASEAN region. Bridging theory and practice, the editors have positioned this book at the intersection of human rights risk and its regulation. Chapter authors discuss the implications of key case-studies undertaken across the region and various sectors, with a particular focus on extractive industries, the environment, and infrastructure projects. Topics covered include: due diligence and the role of audits; businesses’ responsibilities to women and children; and the mitigation of human rights risks in the region's emerging markets. The book sheds light on how stakeholders currently approach business and human rights, and explores how the role of ASEAN States, and that of the institution itself, may be strengthened. In doing so, the book identifies critical challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region in relation to business and human rights. This book will be of excellent use and interest to scholars, practitioners and students of human rights, business and company law, international law, and corporate governance.

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Product Description: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law of business formations in Japan provides quick and easy guidance on a variety of corporate and partnership considerations such as mergers, rights and duties of interested parties, stock exchange rules, labour laws, and takeovers...read more

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