SINCE 1974
Umbrella LLC Advantages: The business entity is already created; Lower overhead costs (one annual fee instead of multiple); Less oversight is required to keep assets separate since they are held within the same company; Having multiple “incubators” for business lines can accelerate innovation, experimentation, and growth through diversification; Better suited for activities that are low […]
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What is the Corporate Transparency Act? The Corporate Transparency Act is new legislation that requires all small business entities to file “beneficial ownership” information (BOI) with FinCEN. A beneficial owner is an individual who directly or indirectly has “substantial control” over a company and/or owns at least 25% of a company’s ownership interests. The CTA […]
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How you can protect your businesses from the liabilities of your other businesses Does a D.B.A. offer you any legal protection? Are there alternatives to setting up a separate LLC for each business or property? If you have multiple LLCs, it’s only natural to wonder if you should set up an LLC holding company. In order to determine […]
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When Will South Dakota Form Series LLCs? The state legislature introduced South Dakota’s House Bill 1179 on January 30, 2020, containing authorization for Series LLCs. South Dakota’s Governor signed it into law on March 23rd. This amended §47-34A-101 et seq., of the South Dakota Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Under the act, South Dakota will […]
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How Does a Series LLC Work? Take the example of electric scooter rental company Lime Scooters. A company like Lime Scooters could benefit from a Series LLC. It could group each of the 100 cities and college campuses worldwide that it services into 100 separate protected series under a Delaware Series LLC. Another approach could […]
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What Is a Subsidiary? A subsidiary company is a child company owned by a “parent” company. A subsidiary is tethered to the parent when all of the child’s ownership interests are in the name of the parent company. Subsidiaries are powerful tools. They allow for independence and for the protections needed for prudent risk-taking. Often, […]
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