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If you send marketing emails to your customers, you are subject to a federal law called the CAN-SPAM Act. Most small business owners have never read it and many have never even heard of it. That is a problem, because the penalties for violations are steep and the rules are not always what people assume. This law is not complicated law once you understand what it actually requires. Many business owners, however, get tripped up on the same few points again and again, so let's

Sales tax is one of those topics that seems straightforward until you actually dig into it. You sell something, you collect tax, you send it to the state. Simple enough, right? Not quite. For North Carolina small business owners, sales tax obligations depend on what you sell, where your customers are, whether you have a physical location, and sometimes what industry you are in. The rules are detailed, they shift regularly, and getting them wrong creates real liability.

North Carolina small business owners: understand your federal and state payroll tax obligations before you hire. A practical guide from The Legal Direction.