Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals

Comprehensive, but without the length, Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals combines crisp writing and learning aids with a thorough treatment, plus up-to-date forms and cases.This thorough but unimposing paperback provides a remarkable fundamental knowledge: covers all types of business organizations, with both a basic and thorough understanding in a direct and concise formatbalances the need to cover critical topics with a straightforward approach, allowing the material to be covered in a shorter course.discusses each form of business organization thoroughly, including the nature of the entity, advantages and disadvantages, formation, operation and management, transferability of ownership, dissolution, and tax consequencesdetails the role of the paralegal in each organization type, outlining the tasks commonly performed by paralegalsincludes useful exhibits and charts that highlight important topics.integrates sample forms with the textual discussionincludes Internet resources that provide additional information, forms, or agreementsdefines key terms defined in annotation, and a complete glossary provides an easy reference for terminologyuses case illustrations that illustrate the concepts of each chapterguides students with discussion questions that stimulate class discussion and ensure that students understand the materialfeatures a complete ancillary package, with instructor's manual and test bank, PowerPoint slides, plus additional forms, such as tax formsThe Second Edition is strengthened by: new "Net Worth" sections in each chapter, which list Internet sites pertinent to each chapterPractice Tips which provide useful and pragmatic suggestions for business and corporate practicean enhanced discussion of the 2001 Uniform Limited Partnership Act and of limited liability limited partnershipsa new discussion of entity domestications (changing the state of organization) and entity conversions (changing the form of a business entity)a discussion of new and emerging trends in corporate governance, shareholder activism, and corporate reformforms up-to-date for 2006Bouchoux, Deborah E. is the author of 'Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals ' with ISBN 9780735558434 and ISBN 0735558434.