North Carolina Law Life

"Issues, legal opinions and information on law as lawyers in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, near Raleigh."

Author: Donna Ray Chmura is counsel and R. Oliver Branch is an associate at Sands Anderson Marks & Miller in Raleigh, N.C. Chmura also co-authors Financial Recovery Law.

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Recent Posts from North Carolina Law Life

President Obama Lifts the Travel Ban for Those Infected with HIV
After a twenty-two year long ban, President Obama has lifted the ban that kept those who have HIV from traveling and immigrating to the United States. The final rule, published November 2, 2009 will become…
A Taxing Consideration: Choosing a Business Structure
The final entity we will explore is the corporation. Today we will look closely at C-corporations and we will discuss the S-corp in detail another day. Corporations, whether C corporations or S corporations, are formed…
A Taxing Consideration: Choosing a Business Structure
We continue our tour of entities with the limited liability company (LLC). The LLC is still considered a relatively new business structure, although it’s been around for more than 30 years. The LLC, like a…
Durham: 15th-Best Midsized Metro Area to Launch a Business
Fortune Magazine this week issued its list of best metro areas in which to launch a business. Durham is 15th on that list for midsized areas. Here is what Fortune said: To hear local entrepreneurs…
Contract or Cat License?
The perils of DIY drafting. Remember the classic Monty Python skit? Eric Praline (John Cleese) walks into the Post Office to get a fish license for his pet halibut (also named Eric) and gets into…
New Test Now Required to Become a U.S. Citizen
All applicants for naturalization must now take the new naturalization test, regardless of when the applicant filed their Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. According to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the redesigned naturalization…
Fort Bragg Soldiers Guilty of Marriage/Immigration Fraud
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), marriage fraud accounts for approximately 37% of illegal immigration. Spouses of both U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents are eligible, through slightly different processes with varying time…
A Taxing Consideration: Choosing a Business Structure
Our last blog post looked at sole proprietorships. Today we’ll examine general partnerships. General partnerships are formed by default without any formalities when two or more individuals agree to conduct business jointly for a profit.…
The Fort Worth Madam: Matchmaking Fraud
On September 23, 2009, Ms. Maria Refugia Camarillo, a 72-year-old grandmother, was sentenced to serve 44 months in federal prison for operating a marriage fraud ring from 1980s until 2008. Ms. Camarillo had been investigated…
A Taxing Consideration: Choosing a Business Structure
A Taxing Consideration: Choosing a Business Structure (Sole Proprietorship) When people are starting a business, they are often very confused and overwhelmed as to how to choose an entity, or even whether they need one. …