{"id":1155,"date":"2018-06-06T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2018-06-08T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T14:25:58","slug":"business-expenses-business-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/business\/business-expenses-business-credit","title":{"rendered":"Business Expenses and  Building Business Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Creating a business is an American dream. Hard work and dedication may not be enough when starting your business.\u00a0 you must keep your eye on the big picture.\u00a0 There are many moving parts.\u00a0 Monitoring business expenses, protecting your work with copyrights or a trademark, securing your ownership of an item, and purchasing equipment for your business, how to\u00a0 keep track of business expenses and building business credit are just a few topics we cover below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QqDPuXbKwkw\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>You Made It!\u00a0 How Do You Keep It?<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Copy right your intellectual work<\/h2>\n<p>Opening day of the hip hop world championship has arrived. For over 10 years you and your crew of 8 guys have been practicing 8 hours a day for this moment right here. You know that these guys love you, but business is business. If they win this competition, it means touring and public recognition. What does that mean for you? Are you just the choreographer and nothing more? Why should they get all the fame? What can you do to make sure that you are securely the sole representative and director of this crew? After all, you need to make money too.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, you need to make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/agreements\/agreementindex\/agree\/agreement.htm?agreeinfofor=Royalty%20Agreement\">contract<\/a> with the crew. This contract should indicate that you own the copyrights to the dance performance that they are demonstrating on stage. In order to do that, you have to register your original authorship with the federal copyright. The contract should also state that anytime that the dance is performed in this manner, you would receive royalties from it as well as each member of the dance crew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1161\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dancer3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-image-1161 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dancer3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright your work\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dancer3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dancer3-144x81.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dancer3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">business expenses<\/p><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h2>That&#8217;s My Move!<\/h2>\n<p>What if someone is already performing my moves? The move is authentic, and it even is referred to as the \u201ccut and dry.\u201d The \u201ccut and dry\u201d is eligible to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/trademark\/tm_copyright.htm\">copyrighted<\/a> as soon as the original dance move had been created in fixed form, and then registered with the federal courts. if it is being used after it has been registered, you may sue the person in federal court. However, it is much better to register the copyright, because it creates a public notice that you own the rights and enables you to sue in federal court if someone uses your choreography without your permission.<\/p>\n<h2>We&#8217;re Going On Tour<\/h2>\n<p>To take the crew on tour, is going to be a huge expense. There may be more than just the dancers to bring across the states with you. You need somewhere to place the props for the many new dance routines. You already own one bus, that actually belongs to you, but it looks like you need additional capacity.\u00a0 Each situation is different, but for this situation it is best for you to invest in the second bus from another LLC that has no relation to the crew and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/agreements\/agreementindex\/leases\/corpsharvehiclelease.htm?agreeinfofor=Lease-Company%20use%20of%20Employee%20Vehicle%20or%20Car\">lease<\/a>\u00a0 the bus to that crew\u2019s LLC.\u00a0 \u00a0This leasing strategy is a great way to build your business credit as well.\u00a0 Another point for leasing the bus to the crew, rather than purchasing it, could be an insurance issue.\u00a0 If the bus is involved in an accident, and the now famous dance crew is the owner of the bus, you may be liable for damages.<\/p>\n<h2>Wait! Can I Claim This As A Business Expense?<\/h2>\n<p>Another question that has come up is: If the crew decides to go to Disney after one of their shows during their break, does that take away the ability to claim the trip as a business expense? The answer is no. A business trip is a trip taken while conducting business during the eight-hour day. What the crew does on its off time is not going to be questioned. As long as the trip its self was for a business purpose.\u00a0 When a business expenses are claimed however, it is important to only claim the time that was utilized for business.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/features\">YouTube Channe<\/a>l for more information on building business credit and tracking business expenses.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QqDPuXbKwkw\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR BUSINESS?<br \/>\nINCORPORATE TODAY AT WWW.AMERILAWYER.COM<\/h2>\n<h4>Not Ready? Have More Questions?<\/h4>\n<p>If you are a member of Spiegel &amp; Utrera, P.A.\u2019s\u00a0General Counsel Club\u00a0and have business\u00a0related questions, call (800) 734-9900 or ClubAssist@AmeriLawyer.com\u00a0for assistance. Remember, as a member of the \u00a0General Counsel Club, you receive unlimited legal, business, credit and tax advice all year long.<\/p>\n<p>Spiegel &amp; Utrera, P.A. is a corporate law firm with its main offices located in Miami, Florida with offices throughout the United States. As a law firm, we do more than just help you form your business entity. We stand ready to help with the maintenance of your legal business entity! We\u00a0will assist you with\u00a0Incorporation Service,\u00a0Trademarks,\u00a0Copyrights,\u00a0Estate Planning,\u00a0Legal Counsel,\u00a0Wills,Trusts,\u00a0Agreements &amp; Leases,\u00a0Corporate &amp; Company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-copyright"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}