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Corporate tax without the corporation. An LLC allows a business to be taxed as a corporation without the hassles of a corporation’s business structure. LLCs are generally less expensive to operate, ...

Limited liability companies, like partnerships both general and limited, are fundamentally creatures of contract law. The members agree with each other as to the business to be conducted by the LLC, ...

A limited liability company (LLC) is a legal business structure that offers certain protections between your personal and business assets. More specifically, LLCs can help to protect your personal ...

Determining what business structure is right for you is the most crucial step before starting a business. If you’re a first-time or seasoned business owner ready to start a new venture, weighing your ...

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One is less expensive, while the other provides more legal protections. Here’s how to decide. Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Reviewed by JeFreda R. Brown One of the first decisions that anyone going ...

Sometimes a limited liability company, or LLC, has a year with no business activity. For example, a newly formed LLC might not have started doing business yet, or an older LLC might have become ...

I am considering doing some moonlighting work and have been reading up about forming an LLC. My main interest in using an LLC structure is liability protection as I may be doing some ...

Note: If you are a member or manager of a New Hampshire LLC, or if you plan to form one, you and your business advisers need to have a solid basic knowledge of LLC law and tax in order for your LLC to ...