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Researching Business Forms

This Info Series guide focuses on forms for starting a business and the general forms that are used in different types of businesses (e.g., corporation, partnership, LLC, non-profit).


Starting a Business

  • Pakroo, The Small Business Start-up Kit, 3rd ed., Nolo, 2004, KF1659.Z9 P35 2004, noncirculating, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Mancuso, LLC or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business, Nolo, 2005, KF1380.Z9 M362 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Fons, Business Law 101: Choosing the Correct Legal Entity.


Corporations


These resources include information on how to start your corporation and what filings are necessary. They also include examples and forms to help guide you through the process of forming your corporation.

  • Eckert, How to Form Your Own Corporation, 2nd ed., Sourcebooks, 1997, KF1414.6 .E29 1997, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Mancuso, Incorporate Your Business, 3rd ed., Nolo, 2005, KF1420.Z9 M36 2005, READY REFERENCE, located behind the reference desk.
  • Diamond and Williams, How to Incorporate: a Handbook for Entrepreneurs and Professionals, 4th ed., Wiley, 2001, KF1420 .D53 2001, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.


Limited Liability Corporations (LLC)

  • Mancuso, Form Your Own Limited Liability Company, 3rd ed., Nolo, 2002, KF1380.Z9 M36 2002, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Mancuso, Nolo’s Quick LLC : All You Need to Know About Limited Liability Companies, 3rd ed., Nolo, 2005, KF1380.Z9 M363 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Mancuso, Your Limited Liability Company: an Operating Manual, 4th ed., Nolo, 2005, KF1380.Z9 M3643 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.


Nonprofit

  • Hopkins, Nonprofit Law Made Easy, Wiley, 2005, KF1388.Z9 H673 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Hopkins, Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, 4th ed., Wiley, 2005, KF1388 .H66 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Mancuso, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, 6th ed., Nolo, 2004, KF1388.Z9 M36 2004, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.


Georgia Business Forms

  • Blanchard, Georgia Forms: Legal & Business, Thomson-West, looseleaf, 4 vols., KFG68 .G46, READY REFERENCE.
  • Grove, Glass, and Cohen, Georgia Real Estate Forms, LexisNexis, 1987, KFG126.A65 G76 1987, READY REFERENCE.
  • Robertson and Warda, How to Start a Business in Georgia, 4th ed., Sphinx, 2005, KFG230 .R63 1999, READY REFERENCE
  • Speer, Stallings, and Moeling, Georgia Corporate Forms, 2nd ed., Lexis, 1999, 2 vols, (with 2004 supplement) KFG213.A65 S64 1999, READY REFERENCE.


General Forms

  • Nicholas, The Complete Book of Corporate Forms, Enterprise, 1983, looseleaf, KF1411 .N48 1983, non-circulating, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Nunes, Basic Legal Forms for Business, Wiley, 1990, KF1411 .N86 1990, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.


Federal Taxation

  • Internal Revenue Service website, forms and related publications
  • Daily, Stand up to the IRS, 8th ed., Nolo, 2005, KF6324.Z9 D345 2005, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Daily, Tax Savvy for Small Business: Year Round Tax Strategies to Save You Money, 8th ed., Nolo, 2004, KF6491.D35 2004, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.
  • Fishman, Deduct it!: Lower Your Small Business Taxes, 1st ed., Nolo, 2004, KF6491.Z9 F57 2004, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law library.
  • Fishman, Home Business Tax Deductions : Keep What You Earn, 1st ed., Nolo, 2004, KF6491 .F57 2004, general stacks, located on the upper level of the Law Library.


Online Resources

  • Findlaw has an extensive database by practice area. It will provide links to other online sources and give you basic forms and information on recent corporate cases. This site is maintained by Thomson-West.
  • United States Small Business Administration has basic information on legal issues facing small businesses. The site includes topical references to key areas of the law.
  • Business.gov: For general information on other business legal issues.


This Research Guide was last updated November 9, 2005.