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Gross Receipts Tax in the Digital Age
In a previous article, we talked about New Mexico’s Gross Receipts Tax (or NM GRT). To summarize, New Mexico imposes a “sales tax” on the sale of services as well...
How to Form Good Partnerships
In this article, I define a partnership as “any company where there is more than one owner.” There are two important components in order to form good partnerships: Aligning with...
How to Tell When Brokers are Cheating You
What really gets under my skin, are greedy brokers who — for the sake of a larger commission — represent both the buyer and seller (or landlord and tenant), and...
How Do You Move a Company to Another State?
The analogy I like to use with clients, is that when you form a company in one state, it’s like having a child in that state. You can certainly bring...
Bitcoin (BTC) is Already Dead, and It Doesn’t Know It Yet
The above image is a snapshot of an email I just received from BitPay, one of the better (in my opinion) merchant tools providers in the bitcoin space (used by...
Is December 31, 2017, an Important Deadline for You?
December. The last month of the year. In approximately 31 short days from when this blog article is published, we will enter the 2018 new year. For business owners, January...
Contract Tip: Indemnity Clause
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If you’re a business leader, and you’ve hired a vendor to repair something outside your premises, requiring a contractor and a...
Lawyers Accepting Cryptocurrency
Way back in April 2013, this firm became one of the first law firms in the United States to accept Bitcoin (BTC), a cryptocurrency, as a form of payment for...
Intellectual Property 101: The Different Types of IP
Intellectual Property 101- Considering the Different Types of IP Many small business owners are confused about intellectual property, or as the legal community calls it, IP. Unfortunately for many business...
Trademark Descriptiveness and Law Firm Trademarks in New Mexico
New Mexico law firms seem to have increasingly sought to protect their names or other trademarks recently. Traditionally, firm names have been boring, consisting mainly of the last names of...
Contract Tip: What is a Merger Clause?
In General, it’s Not Enforceable Unless it’s in the Contract A merger clause, also known as an integration clause, is a common contract provision. The clause provides that the written...
New Business Checklist
Starting a new business is a complicated venture for many. So, we have prepared a New Business Checklist to make the process easier. SETTING UP A NEW BUSINESS This is...