Business & Finance Glossary
Get fluent in the language of business law! Use this glossary to learn key business, financial, and legal terms.
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How a Does a Business Owner's Capital Account Work?
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What Is Tax Nexus?
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What Happens in Litigation or a Business Dispute? -
What to Know About Giving a Deposition—Some Tips to Keep in Mind -
What Is Form 1099-MISC? -
What Is an Incorporator? -
Who Can Be Members of an LLC and Tax and Liability Management -
How to File Schedule SE for Self-Employment Taxes -
What Is an Employee Pay Stub? -
What Is a Closely Held Corporation? -
What Is a Shareholder or Stockholder of a Corporation? -
What Is Business Gross Income? -
How Amortization Affects Your Business and Loans -
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures – Are They Legal? -
What Is an Injunction? -
How a Business's Establishment Effects Taxes and Laws -
What Is an Arm's Length Transaction? -
How to Use Current Assets as a Business Analysis Tool -
What Employers Should Know About the W-3 Form -
What Is a Personal Financial Statement? -
3 Definitions of Business Capital -
What Are Depreciable Business Assets? -
The Fundamental Facts of W-2 Forms -
What Is the Debt Service Ratio? -
Types of Partners in a Partnership Business -
How Workers' Compensation Exemptions Work - and How to Get One -
What Solvency Is in a Business and About Liquidity and Validity -
Notifying Employees About the Earned Income Tax Credit -
What is Double Taxation? -
How Copyright Works with Social Media Fair Use and Licensing -
"Doing Business as" or "Doing Business" - What's the Difference? -
What Does "De Minimis" Mean for Business Taxes? -
What Is a Barter Exchange and How Does it Work? -
What Is a Budget? -
The Difference Between Capital and Operating Expenses -
What Is a Business Partnership? -
What Is Business Viability? -
Making Intangible Assets Work For Your Business -
What Is Depreciation and How Does It Work for Business Taxes? -
Get a Certificate of Organization or Formation for Your New LLC -
Series LLC - Is it Right for Your Business? -
All About Hourly Workers - Employer Questions Answered -
How to Use Multiples of Earnings to Value a Business -
What You Should Know About the FIFO Inventory Cost Method -
States That Impose a Gross Receipts Taxes and How They Do It -
What Is Restraint of Trade in Non-Compete Agreements? -
What Is IRS Form 7004? -
What Happens at the Annual Meeting of a Corporation -
What Is Leverage and How It Can Benefit Your Business? -
What Is an Employee? -
How to Calculate Overtime Pay for Hourly and Salaried Employees -
What Are Royalties? -
What Does It Mean to Be Self-Employed? -
How to Keep Employees from Working for the Competition -
The Role of Jurisdiction in Lawsuits and How It Is Determined -
How Businesses Pay Franchise Taxes -
What Is a PLLC? -
What Is an Affiliate Agreement in the Business World? -
How to handle capital gains taxes in a business sale -
The Importance of Keeping Fixed Expenses Low in a Business Budget -
What Is a Limited Partnership? -
What Is Personal Property of a Business? -
What Is a Plaintiff in a Lawsuit? -
A Look at the Benefits and Drawbacks of Earn-outs in a Business Sale -
What Is a Restrictive Covenant? -
What is Owner's Equity?
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