At what point do I register a small business? -

If I only do freelance work, not on a permanent basis, then surely I don t need to register as a business yet? So when do I need to do it, is it when my income reaches a certain point, is it when I start doing it full time, or maybe when I start employing?I m in South-Africa, if that makes a difference.(Please don t use too big words, I m new to this scene)

Registering a business can help you with tax benefits if available in your country. It also depends on the amount of regular income that your freelance work gives you.If your work is purely online then you don t need to register a business. But once:1. your income crosses the taxable limit, or2. you start getting more clients doing regular billing, or3. you employ new people to help you out, registering a small business will be useful.

Can an employer make you work for free? -

my employer paid me holiday pay 3 times this year by mistake. they want to recoup the money by making me work for free for 30 hours. Is this illegal for them to make work for free and dock my paycheck?

Wow isn t your employer a bad un . Tsk tsk just what is AMERICA coming down to and what would the father founders have to say about THAT, hey?

If they have overpaid you then they (unfortunately) have the right to ask for this money back. So you are not really working for free, you have already been paid for the 30 hours work.

They cannot do both. Either you work for free for the 30 hours OR they can garnish your wages, but NOT both.

They re not making you work for free . They ve already paid you in advance for this time! You owe it to them.

Just GIVE THE MONEY BACK then, you pillock.

Hosting a seminar, how am I supposed to give my handouts quot;outquot;? In a folder? Binder? -

I am holding a seminar about Medicare geared towards Attorneys. I have some materials that I would like to hand out to the attorneys but I can t decide if I should use expensive presentation folders, print them and have someone bind them, or just print them and staple them together. Also, am I supposed to give out pens and little promotional items. I really don t have the budget for it.

I d use cheap paper cover / folders , available in bulk from any office supply store. Are we talking a dozen pages, or closer to a hundred? And how many people are attending? Dozens? Hundreds?Remember, most of the stuff you ll actually present. The handout is just for reference stuff. Promo items... I d skip that. Tschotkes are so 1990 s. What I d actually hand out is ELECTRONIC version of what you re presenting. Either the PowerPoint show or the video on miniCD or regular CD. You can easily burn like 30-40 copies yourself in a couple hours, unless you have like HUNDREDS attending (guess not).

Can I use this as my business name if it already exists somewhere else? -

I am starting a business from home where I ll be catering, making cakes, and other pastries. I want to name my business peace of cake with the peace sign as my logo. I googled this business name and there are a few other bakeries with this name but in other states. I also did the trademark search to see if it was a trademarked name, and it says that it s trademarked by a clothing company in New York. So, could I still use this name for my business name?

The clothing company wouldn t necessarily be an issue but the following mark might be: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regse��Determining if marks infringe can be tricky and each situation varies from another.The general rules to keep in mind are:1) Are the names similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning?2) Are the industries the same or similar to one another?3) Are the names confusingly similar to the average consumer? In other words, could customers be confused and assume that both companies are affiliated?4) Do the trade areas cross? What about the advertising routes -- are the products/services advertised in common places?Here s what the USPTO has to say about this matter: The principal factors considered by the examining attorney in determining whether there would be a likelihood of confusion are:the similarity of the marks; and the commercial relationship between the goods and/or services listed in the application. To find a conflict, the marks do not have to be identical, and the goods and/or services do not have to be the same. It may be enough that the marks are similar and the goods and/or services related. It s best to contact a private search company or a trademark attorney to assist you in determining if this will be a problem or not.Hope that helps! I wish you much success happiness in all your ventures!

It sounds like you answered your own question with your question.You want to start a company with a name that is already trademarked and is being used by several other baking companies.Maybe you should pick a different name or you are just setting yourself up for major problems down the road. Each one of the companies does have the right to take you to court. The baking companies because they are already established and in the same industry as you. The clothing company also because they have the name trademarked.

As long as you keep your business as a DBA. If you ever try to incorporate your business they will do a name search and require your INC to have a different name. However you could do POC Inc Doing Bus. As Peace of Cake

yes because the other name is of a clothing company n your business is entirely different. this is as per indian law

You risk getting into trouble so avoid it.http://peaceofcake.comMaybe adding a to make a peace of cake http://apeaceofcake.com

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If I register a trademark, name and logo. Do I have to pay taxes on selling products? -

Opening a small @ home business under sole proprietorship. I would like to register my logo and name as a trademark. So it s mine and I can use it on my products and have full rights over the logo and name. If I do this will I need to pay taxes on selling my products?

Trademarks / copyrights have nothing to do with taxes. You have to charge / pay sales tax for items you sell within states you operate in. You have to pay income tax, social security etc. on personal and business income depending on the type of business you operate.

do you have a tax i.d. #??? trademarks dont have anything to do with taxes--but chances are if you re selling something you are profiting , in which case uncle sam wants to be paid.