Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe

Legal tools for starting & running a business - Over 150 Key Legal Forms

When you start and run a business, most of the legal work involved simply requires reliable information and the proper forms -- and with Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe, you'll get everything you need to get the job done and save money on legal fees.


Quicken Lawyer brings these seven Nolo bestsellers together in one easy-to-use software package:

1. Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business - Handle routine legal affairs yourself and save on legal fees. Now you can look up the legal and practical information you need to help you.
2. Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business - Need a contract, promissory note, bill of sale or employee nondisclosure agreement - plus the step-by-step instructions to fill them out? Find these documents and more.
3. The Employer's Legal Handbook- Comply with workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid employee lawsuits. Get comprehensive legal information.
4. Domain Names - Whether you're launching an e-commerce business or steering an existing business on the Web, nothing beats a great domain name.
5. Tax Savvy for Small Business - Knowing the ins and outs of the tax code is vital to every business. Nearly every decision you make has tax consequences that affect your bottom line.  Find out how.
6. How to Write a Business Plan - Essential legal information for anyone starting or expanding a business! A great business plan can make all the difference when it's time to raise money.
7. Marketing Without Advertising - Create a high-quality operation that customers, employees and other business people will trust, respect and recommend.
   

Plus Added Bonus

Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Book ($28.95 Retail Value).  The book that provides answers to your most frequently asked legal questions.  And it’s yours absolutely FREE!

A comprehensive guide to the law - everything you wanted to know about the law but couldn't afford to ask. 

Features:

• Credit and Debt, Social Security

• Workplace Rights, Pensions, Criminal Law

• Wills & Estate Planning, Intellectual Property

• Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Living Together, Divorce

• Buying a House, Probate, Lemon Laws, Small Claims Court

• Landlords & Tenants, Bankruptcy, and much more!

Highlights:

Plan for Success
Select the best legal structure for your business, draft solid business contracts and minimize the chances of legal disputes.

Get the Legal Forms You Need
Choose from over 150 essential forms, letters, checklists and more -- includes step-by-step instructions to fill them out.

Choose a Domain Name
Pick a great business name for your website, register it as a trademark and reduce the possibility of conflict with another business.

Build Your Team
Hire workers, develop sensible personnel polices, minimize employee lawsuits, stay out of trouble with the government and learn how to terminate workers when necessary.

Become Tax Savvy
Identify deductions allowed by the IRS, write off long-term business assets and minimize the chance of an audit.

Get the Word Out
Implement inexpensive marketing plans, price products for success, market online and attract customers and clients.

Product Features:

Blank Forms Include:

Planning Your Business

Cash Flow Forecast
Loan Interest Calculation Chart
Personal Financial Statement
Profit and Loss Forecast
Sales Revenue Forecast

Forming Your Business

Checklist for Starting a Sole Proprietorship
Partnership Agreement
Pre-Incorporation Agreement
Corporate Bylaws
Stock Agreement
LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC

Running Your Corporation

Notice of Shareholders' Meeting
Notice of Directors' Meeting
Shareholder Proxy
Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting
Minutes of Directors' Meeting
Minutes of Telephone Conference Meeting
Consent of Shareholders
Consent of Directors

Borrowing Money

Promissory Note -- All Interest and Principal Paid in Monthly Payments
Promissory Note -- Monthly Payments with Final Balloon Payment
Promissory Note -- Monthly Interest Payments with Final Balloon Payment
Promissory Note -- Single Payment of Principal and Interest
Security Agreement (for Tangible Personal Property)
Form UCC-1 -- Financing Statement

Buying or Selling a Business

Contract for Purchase of Business Assets From a Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or Limited Liability Company
Contract for Purchase of Business Assets From a Corporation
Corporate Resolution Authorizing Sale of Assets
Contract for Purchase of Corporate Stock
Bill of Sale
Affidavit -- No Creditors
Security Agreement

Leasing Space

Gross Lease
Net Lease for Entire Building
Net Lease for Part of Building
Sublease
Landlord's Consent to Sublease
Assignment of Lease
Notice of Exercise of Lease Option
Extension of Lease
Amendment of Lease
Attachment to Lease

Purchasing and Improving Real Estate

Contract to Purchase Building
Option to Purchase Building
Contract to Purchase Vacant Land
Option to Purchase Vacant Land
Attachment to Real Estate Purchase Contract
Amendment of Real Estate Purchase Contract
Removal of Contingency
Extension of Time to Remove Contingencies
Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Estate
Renovation Contract

Buying, Selling, Manufacturing, Renting and Storing Goods

Sales Contract -- Lump Sum Payment
Sales Contract -- Installment Payments
Bill of Sale
Security Agreement (for Sale of Goods)
Contract for Manufacture of Goods
Equipment Rental Contract
Storage Contract
Consignment Contract

Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors

Employment Application
Authorization to Release Information
Offer of Employment
Confidentiality Agreement
Covenant Not to Compete
Contract with Employee
Contract with Independent Contractor
INS Form I-9 -- Employment Eligibility Verification

IRS Forms

IRS Form SS-4 -- Application for EIN
IRS Form W-2 -- Wage and Tax Statement
IRS Form W-4 -- Employee's Withholding Allowance
IRS Form W-9 -- Request for Taxpayer ID and Certification
IRS Form 940-EZ -- Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
IRS Form 941 -- Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
IRS Schedule C (Form 1040) -- Profit or Loss From Business
IRS Schedule SE (Form 1040) - Self-Employment Tax
IRS Form 1065 -- U.S. Partnership Return of Income
IRS Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) -- Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, etc.
IRS Form 1099-MISC -- Miscellaneous Income
IRS Form 1120-A -- U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return
IRS Form 1120-S -- U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation
IRS Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) -- Shareholder's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, etc.
IRS Form 2553 - Election by a Business Corproation
IRS Form 4506 -- Request for Copy or Transcript of Tax Form
IRS Form 4562 -- Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property)
IRS Form 4797 -- Sales of Business Property
IRS Form 7018 -- Employer's Order Blank for FOrms
IRS Form 8594 --  Asset Acquisition Statement
IRS Form 8716 -- Election to Have a Tax Year Other Than a Calendar Year
IRS Form 8822 -- Change of Address
IRS Form 8829 -- Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
IRS Form 8832 -- Entity Classification Election

Marketing Worksheets

Customer Recourse Policies and Practices
Customer Referrals
Designing Direct Marketing Events
Designing Parallel Marketing Events
Do People Know What You Do?
Do You "Tell Them Yourself"?
Employee Questionnaire
Evaluating Your Pricing Policy
How Customers Can Evaluate Your Business
How Open Is Your Business?
Listing Questionnaire
Mail Accessibility Checklist
Marketing Event Worksheet
Marketing Without Advertising Checklist
Phone Accessibility Checklist
Physical Appearance That Develops Trust
Questionnaire for Suppliers
Referrals
The Domains in Which Your Business Operates
Walk-In Accessibility Checklist
Your Marketing List

Other Documents

Accuracy Clause
Amendment to Contract
Arbitration Clauses
Articles of Incorporation (California)
Assignment of Contract
Attachment to Contract
At Will Employment Clause
Authorization Clause
Confidential Employee Performance Evaluation
Credit Application
Designation of Directors by Incorporator
Domain Name Transfer Agreement
Employee Handbook Acknowledgment
Lease Addendum
Mediation Clauses
OSHA Safety Code
Secured Interest Provisions

Sample Forms

Bad Check Notice
Collection Letter 1
Collection Letter 2
Collection Letter 3
Confidentiality Letter
Consent of Board of Directors
Contract Letter
Demand Letter
Employment Letter
Letter of Intent to Purchase
Letter Requesting Abatement of Penalties
Letter Revoking S Corporation Status
Letter to Landlord
Letter to the IRS
Notice of Cancellation
Protest Letter
Reimbursement Plan
Rejection Letter
Severance Agreement
Sexual Harassment Policy
Termination Letter -- No Release Required
Termination Letter -- Release Required

System Requirements:

• Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or XP
• Pentium 90, minimum
• RAM: 24 MB, minimum (at least 32 MB recommended)
• Hard Disk Space: 27 MB
• Double-speed CD-ROM drive (not required for downloadable version)
• SVGA with minimum 256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 (v. 5.0 included)
• Printer

Original List: $79.95

Packaging: Retail Box