Get and Sign California Fictitious Name 2014-2021 Form

Okay, very simple.Do a business name search at the California Secretary of State website to see if your desired business name is available.Do a business name search at http://www.ustpo.gov to make sure you are not violating any copyrights for the desired business name.Business Type:Sole Proprietorship - Risks you are personally liable for anything and everything that happens in your business.LLC - must register business with the CA Secretary of State. Go to their website, find LLC, and get directions on how to register. You will need to file Articles of Association (use their form-it is online). As an LLC, you as an individual has limited liability in case of a lawsuit, therefore the LLC is legally liable, not you. Risks are minimal.If you become an LLC, you must obtain from the IRS at Internal Revenue Service a federal tax ID Number. You can do this online with a social security number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).Where you are located register;with the County Clerk’s office the “Fictitious Business Name (FBN).”You will have to post the FBN in a newspaper for 4 weeks, (find the cheapest rate-the County Clerk’s Office will give you a least of approved newspapers).Get a city Business License. Some communities do not require this process if they are not an incorporated city.If you are selling a tangible product, you need to get a Re-Sellers Permit from the CA Board of Equalization, do this registration on line at www.boe.ca.gov.Those are the basics for registering a business in California if you are alone and do not have any employees.If you get confused in the process, contact your local Small Business Development Center. They usually partner with a community college. If you were more specific I could be more specific. Good Luck!

“If it doesn’t violate the laws of physics, the answer is yes.”Now, assuming that there is political will to do so, what might a “City and County of Los Angeles” look like?We have the City of Los Angeles, 87 other incorporated cities, and 53 unincorporated areas (Category:Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California - Wikipedia) within the county. If the city and county merged, you’d have a new entity consisting of the area of the City of LA, plus all the formerly unincorporated area.Now as for the other 87 incorporated cities. If they all went along for the ride, congratulations, you have a consolidated “city and county” like San Francisco or Denver.However, if any or all of the other cities choose not to join….you’d have a governmental structure more like Miami-Dade County, (FL), where the county provides some functions, while the independent cities provide others.(Come to think of it, LA County does something similar. Some municipalities have policing (Sheriffs), fire, and/or library services provided by LA County, others do one or more of these things on their own. But this is done on a contract basis, not statutorily).

The short answer is no, however I would recommend that you do get yourself an LLC. A Limited Liability Corporation is very inexpensive and easy to get and will protect you in case of any sort of legal issue.In short if someone were to take legal action against you due to say defamation or creative license issues the LLC would help protect monies you make from your regular job or your personal belongings.Filling out the paperwork isn’t difficult and costs under $50 last I checked but if you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself you can find several companies online (just google “get an llc”) that will do it for a fee of about $99 plus the fee for the LLC.

You need to file two tax returns- one Federal Tax Form and another California State income law.My answer to your questions are for Tax Year 2018The limitation date for tax year 15.04.2018Federal Tax return for Individual is Form 1040 . Since you are carrying on proprietorship business, you will need to fill the Schedule C in Form 1040Form 1040 -ES , as the name suggests is for paying estimated tax for the current year. This is not the actual tax return form. Please note that while Form 1040, which is the return form for individuals, relates to the previous year, the estimated tax form (Form 1040-EZ ) calculates taxes for the current year.As far as , the tax return under tax laws of Californa State is concerned, the Schedule CA (540) Form is to be used for filing state income tax return . You use your federal information (forms 1040) to fill out your 540 FormPrashanthttp://irstaxapp.com

In terms of post-wire startups - meaning we already invested - our latest is Jessica McGlory's Forecastr. Forecastr does data analytics for broadcast TV. Forecastr graduated from our Precelerator.com and is now at top 10 accelerator (according to Harvard Business Review) Dreamit Ventures.  That said, I wouldn't say Forecastr is hot generally. But Forecastr is plenty hot among more than a couple savvy investors and accelerators.I don't discuss pre-wire startups specifically. But I will say there is considerable startup and software engineering talent in L.A. You just have to know where to look.

I feel indifferent about the whole thing.I live in an area of Los Angeles where the plastic bag ban has been in effect for quite some time now (maybe two years now?).  At first, it is always unsettling to have something, then have that privilege taken away.  Life goes on.  That'll be $157.65 versus $157.55.  The cost is immaterial.I've grown accustomed to using non-disposable grocery bags, so I really don't use the paper ones they're offering for ten cents.  Once you get pass the initial "outrage" of not having plastic bags, you really don't give it a second thought (unless, of course, you forget the bag at home).  My particular bags (I have two of them) folds neatly into a six inch square that closes with a snap (sorry, I can't find a picture).My brother, who also lives in Los Angeles and who is about to become affected by the new law, is, in contrast, fuming mad about this.  He's vowed to buy a 50 year supply of disposal bags to keep in his car and may even dress himself like this, in protest.I told him to calm down.

Smithsonian Magazine wrote a brief article describing the expected damage. The estimates were based on tabletop exercises known as the ShakeOutSome excerpts from the article:Hundreds of fires start, and with roads blocked and the water system damaged, emergency personnel aren’t be able to put them all out. Smaller fires merge into larger ones, taking out whole sections of Los Angeles. The lines that bring water, electricity and gas to Los Angeles all cross the San Andreas fault—they break during the quake and won’t be fixed for months. Though most modern buildings survive the shaking, many are rendered structurally unusable.Overall, such a quake would cause some $200 billion in damage, 50,000 injuries and 2,000 deaths, the researchers estimated. But “it’s not so much about dying in the earthquake. It’s about being miserable after the earthquake and people giving up on Southern California,” says Jones. Everything a city relies on to function—water, electricity, sewage systems, telecommunications, roads—would be damaged and possibly not repaired for more than a year. Without functioning infrastructure, the local economy could easily collapse, and people would abandon Los Angeles.The San Andreas is capable of producing up to about magnitude 8.3 earthquakes, but this is very unlikely since it would only happen if the fault broke on its entire length at once. the area has survived fairly large earthquakes in recent times, including a magnitude 7.3 event in 1992 (the Landers earthquake) and a magnitude 6.7 event in 1994 (the Northridge earthquake). These both rated 9 on the Modified Mercalli Index (MMI*).*Note that MMI values are measures or estimates earthquake damage, which are generally more meaningful. Magnitudes (Richter, moment, etc.) are simply estimates of released energy.ReferencesSmithsonian article: History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, PlacesShakeOut: The ShakeOut ScenarioCalifornia earthquakes: List of earthquakes in CaliforniaMMI: Mercalli intensity scale

The short answer to your question is YES! Granted every situation and specific circumstances may motivate you to commute to and from every day, but it's just insane. I speak from experience. I took on a senior level role at a highly respectable and successful think tank organization in Santa Monica while living in OC (Irvine). Although I loved my work and (most of the) people I worked with, I quickly realized that I absolutely hated the idea of having to wake up the next morning only to sit in the car for 90 mins to 2 hours to make it to Santa Monica. At the time (2011), I had figured out that the best plan was to leave Irvine and be on the 405 no later than 5:45 AM to ensure the best possible drive and arrival time; yet over and over again, my "plan" failed me due to many unforeseen events, accidents, etc., and only added to the frustration. And the drive home was even worse. It really didn't matter if I left at 4, 5, 6, or 7 PM- I was still going to sit in traffic for a minimum of 2-3 hours. Looking back, I realize that other issues led to my leaving that company, but at the time the commute was the main reason for that decision. It's just nuts to spend anywhere between 4-5 hours a day in traffic.

State law will determine the term for a DBA. In California, DBAs are valid for five (5) years from the filing date and in Nevada, the term depends on the county that your business is located at (some counties are 5 years and some are unlimited). You must renew your DBA on or before the expiration date.

The fee for setting up a DBA varies between counties. For example, the fee in Los Angeles County is $26 for the first name and $5 for any additional name. Placer County has a fee of $30 for the first name and $5.50 for any additional name.

File a Fictitious Business Name In-person Visit the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk. Make a request in room 1201 on the 1st floor. Take the receipt to the cashier in room 1201.

Unlike copyrights and patents, trademark rights can last indefinitely as long as the owner continues to use the mark to identify its goods or services. The term of a federal trademark is 10 years, with 10-year renewal terms.

States that require registration of a DBA generally allow you to use it as long as you like, but most require you to renew the registration every few years.