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Effectively Managing External Stakeholders
The internal stakeholders of a business—employees, management, board members—are much more easy to govern than outsiders who are not subject to a corporation’s by-laws. External stakeholders can be very challenging to manage, but they do share a commonality with their … Continue reading
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Shareholder Rights and Disputes
Corporate shareholders possess unique rights not shared by partnership arrangements. If these rights are violated, legal provisions are in place to allow remedy. If you are a shareholder and have a concern over a violation of your rights, a Massachusetts … Continue reading
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Dissolution of a Massachusetts Corporation
Corporations have their day and unless they redefine themselves, they lose viability and must be dissolved. Unless corporate by-laws prevent it, corporations can voluntarily cease to exist, provided that a process is followed as outlined in General Laws of Massachusetts, … Continue reading
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Managing Company Emails
Electronic mail has done no less than revolutionize the corporate marketplace. Who would have thought that the miracle of fax transmissions would largely be outdated so quickly? Yet so-called email can be a costly and sometimes legally problematic issue for … Continue reading
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When a Business Partnership Dispute Arises
The nature of a partnership may, to some extent, be conducive to dispute. After all, each member is an individual, and as much as the parties may come together in agreement initially on business philosophy and purpose, somewhere along the … Continue reading
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Deducting Insurance Expenses on Your Business Taxes
Business taxation can be an enormously complex matter best handled by a Massachusetts tax planning lawyer. One issue that may cause confusion relates to deductible insurance costs. Certain business insurance premiums are deductible, while others are not. Allowable Deductions … Continue reading
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Deducting Business Travel Expenses
Business travel expenses are among the more misunderstood types of tax deductions. This is one situation where what you don’t know can indeed hurt you. Individuals who have complex tax issues or who take many deductions would do well to … Continue reading
