LTBO
LEGAL TOOLKIT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS, CONTROLLERS, AND CPAs
The purpose of this
course is to review the most important legal issues that controllers,
business owners, and CPAs as advisers need to know. This practical course
covers a select group of topics, giving the professional an understanding
of the legal environment of the business community. Learn how to identify
the most important areas that can expose a business to liability.
Major topics include:
- Employment issues
-- The basics of hiring and firing, and practical solutions to reduce
the employer's legal liability
- Borrowing transactions
-- Practical guide to what to look for in loan documents; what you need
to know about collateral and security
- Express and implied
contracts -- Protect the business owner in daily business arrangements
by structuring a more favorable deal
- Intellectual property
-- Protect inventions and creative works with trademarks, copyrights,
patents, trade secrets, and trade names
- Asset protection
-- Learn the newest technologies and business structures to protect
assets from creditor's claims
- Legal issues in
real estate -- What you need to know about leasing office space, using
contractors, and buying commercial property
- Executive summary of the new Bankruptcy Act of 2005: what has been learned in one year
Designed
for: CPAs
who wish to learn to recognize the legal implications to various business
transactions.
Level
of knowledge: Basic
Field
of study: Business Law
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