A resale certificate lets you buy inventory tax-free because you'll collect tax when you sell it. Which certificate to use, and how businesses misuse them.

A self-directed HSA or Roth IRA can invest through an LLC. The prohibited transaction rules still apply, and so does tax on some business income.

A contractor walks off, keeps your equipment, or wants full pay for half the work. What your agreement controls and the mistakes that make it worse.

A special purpose vehicle pools investors for one deal. The waterfall decides who gets paid, in what order. What to settle before anyone wires money.

Equity earned for work can belong to your bankruptcy estate or be reachable by creditors. What founders in Chapter 13 or with judgments should sort out first.

Holding trademarks or other IP in a separate entity and licensing it to your operating company can protect it, or create tax and paperwork problems. Here's how it works.

A trial period before a sale protects the buyer. Without the right documents, it can leave the seller with an employee, a partner, or a claim they didn't plan for.

A buyer's purchase agreement, a big client's standard terms, an NDA they call non-negotiable. What to read first and what's usually worth pushing back on.

Consultants reuse templates, models, and tools across clients. Whether you can depends on what your contract says about who owns the work.

Moving your home into an LLC can keep or lose the home-sale exclusion, depending on how the LLC is taxed. What changes, and what to check before you sell.