Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey

A website or a blog cannot be a business, since it is just a bunch of information sitting on a computer somewhere. The entity that operates it can be a business, and it might satisfy the definition of a small business under various laws.

Remember that businesses come in many forms, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, etc. The form of a corporation is usually more significant legally than whether it qualifies as a small business.

As noted in the prior answer, it depends on the purpose of the site or blog. If it is in any way related to a profit motive, it can easily be regarded as a "business." Kindly note and remember that my response is merely a general comment on the law related to your question, and NOT legal advice or opinion. Also, your question and my response does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between us. You cannot rely upon what I have written, because I do not have all of the information that I need to advise you or render an opinion. Even simple facts you have not shared can completely change my answer. For me to give you legal advice or opinion, you would need to hire me to be your lawyer, and then we would need to discuss this in detail and go over the documents.

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For tax purposes in New Jersey, it is possible that a website and blog can be viewed as an information business. The answer is depends entirely upon the facts. You need a tax and business lawyer to help you straighten this out!

I hope this helps!

Ron Cappuccio

www.TaxEsq.com