Inventor’s Guide to Law, Business & Taxes

Stephen Fishman9780873379250, 087337925X

Written in a straightforward, accessible style, this guide for inventors presents an introduction to legal, business, and tax issues. Legal writer Fishman explains the intellectual property laws that protect inventions and enable creators to make money. He also discusses starting and running an inventing business and taking advantage of tax laws. The CD-ROM contains a variety of printable forms, including PDFs from government agencies

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Table of contents :
TeamLiB……Page 1
Cover……Page 2
Table of Contents……Page 10
1 Why Inventors Need to Know About Law,Business and Taxes……Page 16
2 Choosing the Legal Form for Your Inventing Business……Page 20
3 Setting Up Shop……Page 40
4 Bookkeeping and Accounting……Page 66
5 Tax Basics……Page 82
6 How to Prove to the IRS You¡¯re in Business……Page 94
7 Inventor Tax Deductions……Page 106
8 Taxation of Inventing Income……Page 150
9 Your Inventor¡¯s Notebook……Page 168
10 Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors……Page 178
11 Who Owns Your Invention?……Page 220
12 Introduction to Intellectual Property……Page 250
13 Ten Things Inventors Should Know About Trade Secrets……Page 260
14 Fifteen Things Inventors Should Know About Patents……Page 280
15 Ten Things Inventors Should Know About Trademarks……Page 296
16 Ten Things Inventors Should Know About Copyright……Page 304
17 Ten Things Every Inventor Should Know About Licensing……Page 314
18 Help Beyond the Book……Page 334
Appendix A How to Use the CD-ROM……Page 354
Index……Page 362