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		<title>How to Handle Company Contracts during the Sale of the Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
<category>contract law</category><category>sale of business</category><category>sale price</category><category>selling business</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a contract with my previous company that states when the company sells, someday, I get 5% of the sale price. They are now selling off a piece of the company (not a separate company, just a d.b.a. division) for $100,000. Am I entitled to $5,000 or can they just keep selling off pieces without giving me anything?]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Assume Ownership of a Start-Up Business if my Only Other Shareholder Abandoned the Company?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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<category>assets</category><category>corporate law</category><category>incorporated</category><category>ownership</category><category>share holders</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four months prior to the end of the lease, share holder #1 abandons the business, leaving no forwarding address or phone number, forcing the share holder #2 to assume the responsibility for the rent, utilities and other ancillary expenditures. He moves out of the office, turns the key over to the landlord and puts all the assets in an off-site storage facility. Three months go by with no correspondence from share holder #1. Share holder #2 continues to pay the rent until the office is rented one month prior to the lend of the lease by a new tenant. Under those circumstances, can share holder #2 legally assume ownership of the assets that are still housed in the storage?
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		<title>Do I have Any Recourse if a Company Suddenly Refuses my Business Causing me to Refund Thousands of Dollars?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procedures]]></category>
<category>alcohol</category><category>business law</category><category>contract law</category><category>cruise line</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a business where I provide passenger gifts for people who are going on cruise ships. Today one of the cruiselines decided to not allow any of our gift packages on board that contain alcohol. They have accepted our gifts for 17 years &#038; accept a $5 per item receiving fee. At no point prior have they refused any gift &#038; have cashed our checks for the fees. This action will put us out of business, I have already had to refund thousands of dollars to customers &#038; have thousands more that will need to be refunded. Is this legal? Do I have any recourse?]]></description>
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		<title>I Received a Large Sales Tax for Buying Out of State Cigarettes on the Internet, What Do I Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Everett-Church, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>
<category>excise tax</category><category>import taxes</category><category>New Jersey</category><category>paying taxes</category><category>purchasing cigarettes online</category><category>retailers</category><category>sales tax</category><category>state tax</category><category>tax law</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently purchased cigarettes over the internet. Toady I have received a bill from the New Jersey Division Of Taxation stating that I owe $3410.00. Am I liable for this. Is this not a privacy issue, especially if these records were supeoned by the state? They want the money in 30 days or they are threating a judgement. What are my options?]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Sarbanes-Oaxley  (SOX) Actof 2002? And Does it Protect Shareholders of Privately held Companies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Everett-Church, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the Sarbanes-Oaxley Act of 2002 have any protections for shareholders of companies that are privately held?  Or, have there been any extensions of the SOA of 2002 or related rulings that protect shareholders of private companies?]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Be Paid for Additional Consulting Time Incurred for My Client Through No Fault of My Own?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/should-i-be-paid-for-additional-consulting-time-incurred-for-my-client-through-no-fault-of-my-own/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dearesq.com/should-i-be-paid-for-additional-consulting-time-incurred-for-my-client-through-no-fault-of-my-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Everett-Church, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was contracted to perform 1 day of classroom training on systems and equipment which never arrived while I was at the training site.  Now they have arrived and the client expects me to return to the training site for free.  Shouldn't I get paid?]]></description>
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		<title>Who Owns a Custom-Ordered Car if the Customer Pre-Pays and Then Refuses Delivery?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 06:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automobile & Traffic Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
<category>buying a car</category><category>changing mind about purchasing car</category><category>purchase agreement with customer</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a customer that wanted a car we located at another dealership.  I told the customer the dealership didn't want the car and that he would have to pay for it in advance.  He paid for the car.  Now he says that he doesn't want it.]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Job as a Monetary Assistant for a Foreign Company Legitimate?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/is-a-job-as-a-monetary-assistant-for-a-foreign-company-legitimate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>
<category>monetary assistant</category><category>money laundering</category><category>tax fraud</category><category>taxes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The job of "monetary assistant" where you let a foreign company run money through your account has serious legal and tax fraud implications.]]></description>
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		<title>When I Buy Something from My Employer, Can They Treat Me Differently from Other, Non-Employee Customers?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dearesq.com/when-i-buy-something-from-my-employer-can-they-treat-me-differently-from-other-non-employee-customers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misc. Legal Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An employer may treat an employee who is also a customer differently from other customers who are not employees.]]></description>
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		<title>When Signing a Franchise Contract, Do I Sign My Company&#8217;s Name or My Own Name?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/when-signing-a-franchise-contract-do-i-sign-my-companys-name-or-my-own-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dearesq.com/when-signing-a-franchise-contract-do-i-sign-my-companys-name-or-my-own-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When signing a contract with your business name, most contracts have a blank for your business name, with a signature line underneath for your own name.
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