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LLC What Is a Loan Out Company? A self employed individual can use a Loan Out Company to turn short-term employment arrangements into independent contractor relationships. The company effectively employs the individual and “loans out” their services to the companies for which they work. Through a Loan Out Company, the individual can reduce their effective tax […]
Delaware Corporation What Does It Mean to Incorporate? A business is formed when the formation involves an “unincorporated” entity. In other words, you do not incorporate LLCs, LPs and partnerships, you form them. When someone talks about incorporating a company, any business lawyer will tell you this means starting a corporation, not forming an LLC. With the […]
Delaware Series LLC What Is an Umbrella LLC, Exactly? An umbrella LLC is another word for a holding company. An umbrella LLC owns other LLCs that are below it, known as subsidiaries. It effectively shelters those LLCs from cross liability in the event that future litigation results in a judgment creditor trying to collect against assets of a […]
LLC What Is a 501(c)3 Organization? 501(c)3 is an IRS code section that defines what qualifies as a tax exempt organization under federal law. To receive a tax determination letter from the IRS, approving the 501(c)3 status, a non-stock corporation must submit a Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ application with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A […]
LLC Reasons to Form an LLC #1) Personal Asset Protection: The primary reason why business owners form LLCs is to protect their personal assets. When you form an LLC, it establishes your business as a separate legal entity, which protects your personal assets – like your home, car, and personal bank accounts – from business-related debts […]
LLC Are there shareholders in an LLC? Limited Liability Companies do not have stock or bylaws. In fact, LLCs have almost no features of corporations. LLCs are known in legal circles as “unincorporated entities” because they are creatures of contract, rather than corporations which are creatures of statute. But what does it mean to be a […]