LLC vs. C Corp vs. S Corp : one of the most important business decision you'll make. Mancuso provides real-world examples to help choose whether a business should be a LLC or a corporation.

"You've got a cause you care about--now you just need the legal status that will help your organization raise money to further that cause. Here, you'll find all the forms and information you need to create a tax-exempt nonprofit for your group. Learn how to form a nonprofit corporation in any state and gain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS. Includes step-by-step instructions for both IRS Form 1023 and the streamlined Form 1023-EZ federal tax-exemption...

In 1632 Charles I granted a charter to Cecil Calvert, second baron Baltimore, making him the proprietor of the largest tract of land granted to a single person at that time. In November 1633 two ships, The Ark and The Dove, set sail with both Catholics and Protestants on board. Seeking a place for Catholics, who were not welcome in Virginia or New England colonies, he introduced a policy of religious tolerance. The colony was a success, but when Puritans...

Shows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship.

Cape Cod families are difficult to trace because only the probate records survived the burning of the Barnstable County Courthouse in 1827, and similar disasters have taken their toll on the Cape's town records. Many of Chatham's records, for instance, were lost in a fire, and Yarmouth's records of the Revolutionary War period have been missing for years. Even so, many important Cape Cod town records still exist; the problem is that so few of them...

Linstead is a unique part of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay region. The land and river configuration combines pleasant views with a tranquil environment. The year 2006 is the sixty-first anniversary of Linstead's incorporation as a modern community.

Helps entrepreneurs understand if they should incorporate, and navigate choosing and setting up a corporate entity. So you've decided you want to set up your own small business; you're probably wondering: Should I incorporate? If so, how do I file? And what are the costs for forming a corporate entity? Learn the answers to these questions and more, in this course with attorney and entrepreneur Dana Robinson. He covers the basics of incorporation,...

"The J. F. Johnson Lumber Company, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, celebrates its 100 years of serving its community with the story of its founding and growth as a supplier of lumber, building materials, kitchen cabinets, decks, tools and hardware. Originating from the Johnson family's sawmills in the 1800s, the company was incorporated in 1921 to serve the Glen Burnie area, nearby Baltimore suburbs and Annapolis. Several other families...

"The Complete Book of Ferns is filled with botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. This gorgeous book is authored by Mobee Weinstein, the Foreman of Gardeners at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and a veteran guest on the Martha Stewart Living TV show and other media outlets. Houseplants in general are in ascendance, but no category is hotter...