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