"It's an overlooked tax deduction, " says Stephen Fishman, author of Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide (Nolo, 2006).
You can get basic documents fairly inexpensively on sites like nolo.com and legalzoom.com.
One of the site's main features, Ask Auntie Nolo, is the Dear Abby of law, providing FAQs on topics such as renter's security deposits.
Albro named Nolo.com one of the best sites for explaining legalese in understandable terms that can help you determine whether you really need a lawyer.
Recently, companies such as Nolo Press and LegalZoom have advertised do-it-yourself wills and trusts, including instructions and forms to print out documents and fill in the blanks.
For more information about and help with starting a business, visit www.nolo.com, or consult the following Nolo resources: Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business, Whoops!
Nolo, which fought its own battle against the California legal establishment in the 1970s for publishing do-it-yourself divorce kits, is under investigation in Texas on suspicion of giving too much advice.
Nolo has asked the Texas Supreme Court to force the Unauthorized Practice committee to divulge the details of its probe, such as which Nolo software titles are being investigated and who, if anyone, filed a complaint.
"Nothing could be less content-neutral than doing self-help law, " says Stephen Elias, associate publisher at Nolo Press, a privately held Berkeley, Calif. book and software company that publishes WillMaker, Small Business Legal Pro and other self-help guides.
Chris Cramer, Managing Director, CNN International and Nolo Letele, CEO MultiChoice, South Africa, presented him with the award at a gala ceremony hosted by CNN in partnership with MultiChoice and in association with SAA as well as the Awards sponsors, at The Safari Park Hotel and Casino, Kenya, this evening (Saturday 25 June).
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