Today is the deadline for providing 2008 tax forms to employees (Form W-2 for employees who earned any amount) and independent contractors (Form 1099-MISC for independent contractors who earned a total of $600 or more from you).

I am a business lawyer. I help people form corporations and LLCs to protect their assets and increase their net worth. Today, we are bombarded by ads on the radio and television telling us how easy it is to “Form your own LLC or Corporation, and save expensive legal fees!” These ads suggest that attorneys [...]