LTBO
LEGAL TOOLKIT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS, CONTROLLERS, AND CPAs
Learning Objective:
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
CPE Credit: 8 hours
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
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation:
None
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