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Nolo Catalog—Spring 2020 LAW for ALL Spring 2020 CATALOG NOLO TABLE OF CONTENTS New Titles for Spring Plan Your Estate SMALL BUSINESS .................................... 3 Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference NONPROFITS ............................................ 7 Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise REAL ESTATE ........................................... 8 8 Ways to Avoid Probate Quick & Legal Will Book ESTATE PLANNING ................................. 11 Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY .................... 13 A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples Every Landlord’s Legal Guide PERSONAL FINANCE .............................. 15 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time COURT ..................................................... 16 The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide The Public Domain: Find and Use Free Content for Your Website, Book, CONSUMER ............................................. 17 App, Music, Video, Art, and More Nolo’s IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities FAMILY .................................................... 18 Every Landlord’s Guide to Finding Great Tenants California Tenants’ Rights HUMAN RESOURCES .............................. 20 Working With Independent Contractors IMMIGRATION ........................................ 22 Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples How to Get a Green Card The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child www.nolo.com 1 NOLO books and ebooks are distributed by: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES Retailers Telephone: 866-400-5351 ACCESS: 800-961-8031 Fax Orders: 800-838-1149 Emails: [email protected] [email protected] Library Phone: (800) 937-5300 ILS Fax order: (800) 677-5116 Email: [email protected] iPage Ingram’s easy-to-use online search & order https://ipage.ingramcontent.com/ipage Edelweiss Catalog https://www.edelweiss.plus EBOOKS FOR LIBRARIES Available through EBSCO 2 www.nolo.com SMALL BUSINESS Winter Winter 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA EDITION Form Your Own Limited Liability Nolo’s Quick LLC The Small Business Start-Up Kit The Small Business Start-Up Kit Company All You Need to Know About A Step-by-Step Legal Guide for California Create an LLC in any State Limited Liability Companies The one-stop guide to starting a A clear step-by-step guide to setting Structuring a business as an LLC A quick overview of LLCs and what small business—covering business up a small business in California brings important advantages: It lets they offer, this book covers who plans, marketing, taxes, financing, quickly and easily. It covers business owners limit personal liability for should and shouldn’t form an LLC, permits and regulations. plans, marketing, taxes, financing, business debts and simplify their and how to decide between an LLC, INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS permits and regulations. taxes. This book shows how to corporation, partnership, or other INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS create an LLC in any state. business form. INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS $44.99 . 11th Ed. $29.99 . 10th Ed. $29.99 . 11th Ed. FEB. 2020 $29.99 . 13th Ed. FEB. 2020 9781413326871 9781413325898 9781413327236 9781413327250 “ In Nolo you can trust.” NEW YORK TIMES Nolo’s Guide to Single-Member Your Limited Liability Company How to Write a Business Plan LLCs An Operating Manual This bestselling book contains clear How to Form & Run Your Single- Provides all the instructions and forms step-by-step instructions and forms Member Limited Liability Company you need to maintain the legal validity to put together a convincing business Single-member LLCs are the business of your LLC. Includes 70 minutes and plan with realistic financial projections, entity of choice for small businesses resolution forms with step-by-step effective marketing strategies, and with one owner. They offer personal instructions on how to document overall business goals. liability protection, pass-through important LLC decisions, votes, and INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE taxation, and management flexibility. transactions. WORKSHEETS AND SAMPLE PLANS Here’s a clear overview of SMLLCs. INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS $19.99 . 2nd Ed. OCT. 2019 $49.99 . 9th Ed. $34.99 . 14th Ed. 9781413326956 9781413326437 9781413325454 www.nolo.com 3 SMALL BUSINESS “ Outstanding. Crystal clear, rock-solid, no-nonsense, accessible Winter 2020 information.” LLC or Corporation? Legal Guide for Starting & Legal Forms for Starting & Choose the Right Form for Your Running a Small Business Running a Small Business SMALL BUSINESS Business This is the all-in-one business 65 essential agreements, contracts, OPPORTUNITIES Whether you are starting a new law book. It gives straightforward leases & letters you need to start and —reviewing LLC or business or thinking about an answers to legal questions that run a small business. Corporation? existing one, the big question is: come up everyday for small INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS Which legal structure is best? This business owners. 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This book provides the you how to protect your interests owners plan in advance, it could includes step-by-step guidance forms and advice you need for a and maximize your profits when threaten the future of their business. and forms for drafting your own successful business purchase. you’re selling your small business. This book helps create a “prenup” to partnership agreement. INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE FORMS clarify terms if an owner leaves. 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Home Business Tax Deductions Tax Deductions for Professionals Tax Savvy for Small Business Lower Your Small Business Taxes Keep What You Earn Pay Less to the IRS A Complete Tax Strategy Guide This book explains everything small Everything home business owners Architects, lawyers, doctors, and Small business owners need to know business owners need to know to need to know to take advantage of other licensed professionals are about business deductions, writing take advantage of the deductions all the business deductions they are subject to special tax rules. This book off business assets, and the tax they are entitled to. Organized entitled to. 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