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If you are “collection-proof,” meaning that you have no assets that debt collectors can obtain from you even if they have a judgment against you, you can use this packet …

La ley de California requiere que los individuos, socios y sociedades anónimas registren un “Fictitious Business Name” (un nombre inventado para el negocio que también se conoce como el DBA …

Al ayudar a los proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar, los preparadores de declaraciones de impuestos deben tener en cuenta que hay reglas especiales 1) para el uso del negocio de la casa; y 2) en relacion con los gastos de alimentacion. Esta publicacion esta destinada a proporcionar informacion general a preparadores de declaraciones de impuestos sobre las cuestiones fiscales que afectan los proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar.

Assisting family child care providers (“FCCPs”) with their tax returns generally raises the same issues as for all other home-based businesses, like proper proof of income and expense, separation of business and personal expenses, etc. The IRS and Congress have provided special rules for FCCPs, thereby recognizing the difficulty of separating personal expenses from business expenses in a family child care setting.

Directors and executive staff of a California nonprofit organization may wish to make changes to the organization, including changing the name, mission, programs and services, or governing rules. This guide explains the required process for making these changes, including how to notify the IRS and California regulatory agencies, as well as potential legal concerns that need to be addressed before the changes are made.

This is a sample letter that an attorney should send to a nonprofit corporation after it has successfully applied for and received tax-exempt status from the IRS. The letter covers …

Si usted es ‘a prueba de cobros’, lo que significa que no tiene bienes que los acreedores puedan obtener de usted, incluso si tienen un fallo en su contra, puede …

This publication is a reference guide for small business owners on physical barrier accommodations they may need to make in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), …

If there isn’t a court form for what you need to file with the bankruptcy court, you will need to write your own court papers on pleading paper. You may …

If there isn’t a court form for what you need to file with the bankruptcy court, you will need to write your own court papers on pleading paper. The first …

Como propietario de una organización sin fines de lucro o una empresa pequeña, es crucial que conozca sus derechos y responsabilidades en la eventualidad de que funcionarios de control de …

This guide includes practical steps your board can take to prevent embezzlement and, if necessary, respond to it.

For decades, hundreds of thousands of tenants in unincorporated Los Angeles County had virtually no protection against exorbitant rent increases or unfair evictions, fundamentally undermining their housing stability. This is …

This form contains all of the requests for information that are required for filing an application for changed assessment with the Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Board.

This alert provides an overview of the legal requirement that tax-exempt organizations make federal exemption applications (e.g. Form 1023 or Form 1024-A) and annual informational tax returns (Form 990, Form …

In order to retain public charity status, most nonprofit organizations need to meet one of two “public support tests,” which measures an organization’s public support over a five-year period. This …

A reaffirmation agreement is where you agree to pay a debt even though you could have eliminated the debt in your bankruptcy case. When you reaffirm a debt, you continue …

“Reconsidering Redevelopment” is a report co-authored by more than a dozen community-based groups that highlights the need to address economic development in Los Angeles’ poorest areas.

Como proveedor de cuidado infantil, puede encontrar situaciones en las que sospecha o sabe que un nino bajo su cuidado esta siendo abusado o descuidado. Cuando se presentan situaciones como …

As a child care provider, you may encounter situations where you suspect or know that a child in your care is being abused or neglected. When situations like this arise, you must follow appropriate procedures to ensure that the child gets help and that you are complying with legal requirements.

This publication discusses legal issues that may arise when a tax-exempt organization engages in revenue-generating activities, including income tax considerations, mitigating liability, structuring options, and taking on investors. This publication is intended to provide an overview of issues an organization should consider before launching a new revenue-generating activity.

This guide provides a basic overview of the risk management process. Using a case study as an example, the guide explains the three fundamental steps that every organization should take in order to create a risk management plan: assess the nonprofit’s risks; mitigate those risks to the greatest extent practicable; and obtain insurance to help pay the costs in the event a loss occurs.

Bankruptcy, especially a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, can cause immediate damage to your credit and ability to access affordable loans. This one-page guide in English and Spanish provides some factors to …

As a child care provider, you are not only a business person but you are a key member of the community in which you work and live. This means that you must have a good working relationship with parents, neighbors, landlords and licensing personnel. In fact, most problems involving the law can be avoided by simply maintaining good relationships with other members of the community.

This publication will discuss many of the common litigation risks and issues associated with volunteers and interns, including misclassification, compensation, discrimination and/or harassment, disciplinary actions, and injuries in the workplace.