• Introduction
  • Buying an Existing Business
  • Buying a Franchise
  • Selecting a Legal Structure for Your Business
  • Naming Your Business and Products
  • Registration Licenses and Permits
  • Local Regulations: City and County
  • State Regulations
  • Federal Regulations
  • Financing Your Business
  • Leasing or Buying Your Business Your Location
  • Business Insurance
  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Internet and E-mail Marketing
  • Bookkeeping and Accounting
  • Taxes
  • Income Taxes
  • Employment Taxes
  • Collections
  • Resolving Disputes
  • Environmental Issues
  • Selling Your Business
  • Independent Contractors
  • Home-Based Business
  • Retails: E-commerce, Catalog, and Brinks and Mortar
  • International Trade

    • Taxes

    The two types of taxes to which you will devote most of your time are business income taxes and employment, or payroll, taxes.

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