Full Description

One of the most popular forms of business ownership, a limited liability company offers all the protection of a corporation with all the favorable tax treatment of a partnership. With it, you can keep your home and other personal assets safe from creditors while not being doubly taxed by the IRS. It is truly the best choice for many new small businesses.

Double Asset Protection: Discover how an LLC can provide not one, but two layers of protection against liability and credit issues.

Advantages and Disadvantages: Make sure that you are fully informed so that the way you establish your business best fits your needs.

Quick Guides: Verify that you are meeting your goals, saving time and maximizing your profits with tools such as a checklist for forming an LLC and tips for running your LLC.

State-Specific Information: Complete the process and make any necessary adjustments based on your state’s laws with hand state-by-state statutes and securities offices resource guides.

Ready-to-Use Forms: Find everything your need to form, operate and succeed with your LLC, including all forms on CD-ROM (with step-by-step instructions and samples in the text) for professional-looking documents that you can modify for your particular needs.

Table of Contents

How to Use the CD-ROM -

Using Self-Help Law Books -

Introduction -

Chapter 1: What a Limited Liability Company Is -

Chapter 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of an LLC -
• Compared to Proprietorships and Partnerships
•Compared to Limited Partnerships
•Compared to Corporations
•Converting an Existing Business
•Business Comparison Chart

Chapter 3: Types of LLCs -
• Domestic LLC or Foreign LLC
• Membership Controlled or Management Controlled
•LLC or PLLC
• Single-Member or Multiple-Member

Chapter 4: Asset Protection -
• Double Asset Protection
• Requirements for Double Asset Protection
• When to Use a Single-Member Company

Chapter 5: Start-Up Procedures -
• Choosing the Company Name
• Fictitious or Assumed Names
• State LLC Laws and Forms
• Articles of Organization
• Additional Forms
• Execution and Filing
• Publication
• Membership or Management Agreement
• Capitalization
• Tax Forms
• Employees
• Bank Accounts
• Licenses
• Checklist for Forming an LLC

Chapter 6: Membership Interests in an LLC-
• Capital Structure
• Payment for Membership Interests
• Securities Laws
• Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws
• State Securities Laws
• Internet Stock Sales
• Payment for Membership Interests
• State Securities Registration Offices

Chapter 7: Running a Limited Liability Company -
• Day-to-Day Activities
• Member Meetings
• Records
• Annual Reports

Chapter 8: Amending a Limited Liability Company -
• Articles of Organization
• Raising Capital Contributions
• Membership or Management Agreement
• Registered Agent or Registered Office
• Merging with Another Business

Chapter 9: Dissolving a Limited Liability Company -
• Automatic Dissolution
• Events Requiring Dissolution
• Articles of Dissolution
• Revocation of Dissolution
• Judicial Dissolution
• Distribution of Assets
• Bankruptcy

For Further Reference -
Glossary -

Appendix A: State-by-State LLC Statutes -

Appendix B: Sample, Filled-In Forms -

Appendix C: Blank Forms -

Index -

About the Author -

Excerpt

Editorial Reviews

Customer Reviews

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