Starting and Operating a Business in Pennsylvania (September, 2018 Edition) is FULLY UPDATED for the 2017 tax reform act, and is a comprehensive tax and legal guidebook for Pennsylvania small businesses. The author, a retired attorney and CPA and a Harvard Law graduate, provides a detailed but easy to read explanation of the "ground rules" you need to know to navigate successfully through the complex maze of federal and Pennsylvania tax and business laws and regulations. This includes an analysis of the complex provisions of the new tax law, explaining how you can benefit from the beneficial changes (and avoid the new pitfalls) in the new law to greatly reduce taxes on your small business.FULLY UPDATED FOR THE 2018 FEDERAL TAX LAWS AND RATES! The new tax law left hardly a stone unturned in the federal tax code. The tax portions of this 2018 edition were largely re-written from prior editions, due to the new tax laws and required total re-thinking of traditional tax strategies, many of which no longer make sense for small businesses after 2017. This edition is also fully updated for 2018 federal tax rates and brackets, 2018 retirement plan limitations, and other 2018 inflation-indexed items of the tax law.Federal tax and legal coverage includes individual and corporate income, self-employment, estate, gift, and excise taxes, payroll taxes, withholding taxes; the Americans with Disabilities Act; environmental laws; minimum wage/overtime and child labor laws; anti-discrimination and health care reform laws that apply to employers; immigration laws affecting hiring; OSHA job safety requirements; ERISA (employee benefits) compliance; the Family and Medical Leave Act rules (and how to earn the 2018-2019 family leave tax credit); mail order sales and telemarketing regulations; Internet taxation and regulation; and much more. PENNSYLVANIA LAWS AND TAXES(Updated fully for 2018 Pennsylvania tax rates and unemployment tax wage base, plus major changes in the liability provisions of the Pennsylvania law regarding limited liability partnerships.)Pennsylvania tax and legal coverage includes the Pennsylvania state income tax, state corporate income tax, Pennsylvania sales and use, property, and unemployment taxes, withholding of employment taxes, and other state and local business taxes; state fair employment laws, which differ from federal; the Pennsylvania minimum wage, overtime, and child labor laws; mandatory workers' compensation insurance and new hires reporting; wage payment requirements; when/if registration of fictitious business names (trade names) is required; and much more. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND ADVICEIn addition to extensive, up-to-date coverage of federal and Pennsylvania business laws and taxes, you will also find this e-book to be a gold mine of other useful information and advice for running your business. Topics include an entire chapter, with diagrams, on site selection for your business; guidance for obtaining financing and choosing accounting methods; do's and don'ts when buying an existing business, acquiring a franchise, or signing a lease; pros and cons of corporations, LLCs, and other business entities, as well as current Pennsylvania filing fees and taxes for each type of entity. Other chapters deal with subjects such as how to protect your assets from creditors; whether to incorporate in a state other than Pennsylvania; how to classify workers as either employees or independent contractors; considerations in joining multilevel marketing programs; exporting tips; cash flow management and fraud detection; and estate planning, and other topics.