Single member limited liability companies are governed by state business laws, and state and federal tax laws. To avoid general liability, sole proprietors can take advantage of state statutes ...

Last Thursday, with my colleague Amanda Nelson, I taught a two-hour webinar for 36 New Hampshire lawyers, sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association, on how to draft operating agreements for ...

My experience as an LLC lawyer is that most LLC founders and members have at least a basic understanding of the value of their LLC liability shields. These individuals are quite right about the ...

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 ...

Most businesspeople who have formed any of the 80,000 New Hampshire LLCs currently in good standing have done so because LLCs are so easy to form and because they provide their members with liability ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

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 ...

The nature of your LLC can influence which tax forms you need and what you ultimately owe. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

Limited liability company owners, or members, set up single- or multi- member LLCs to reap benefits enjoyed by other business entities such as limited liability protection. LLC members must endorse ...

A single-member LLC is a limited liability company owned by one partner. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

A corporation isn't required to have a full team of c-suite executives and large, formal shareholder meetings. It is possible to be the sole shareholder, director and officer for your corporation.