LLC Formation is Even More Important For Business Owners in Troubled Economic Times

January 5th, 2009

LLC Formation is widely acknowledged as a necessity for any new business operation. A limited liability company is commonly known to protect owners from personal liability. This protection is generally very valuable when a company is thriving and making money because these good times are when there is a higher risk of a lawsuit. Lawsuits are almost always about money and when a venture is making money, there is statistically more of a chance of it being sued.

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GEICO names Mike Campbell senior vice president and chief financial officer

January 4th, 2009

GEICO’s board of directors recently announced that Mike Campbell has been elected senior vice president and chief financial officer of GEICO, effective Jan.

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Goldrich Closes on Private Placement of Preferred Stock

January 3rd, 2009

The Company issued an aggregate amount of 225,000 shares of Series A Stock at $1.00 per share, for aggregate proceeds of $225,000. The Company issued the Series A Stock relying on the exemptions from …

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How C Corporations Work

January 2nd, 2009

Corporations are entities separate from the owner-shareholders and exist either as c corporations or as S Corporations (sometimes called subchapter S corporations). Taxation of each is quite different, so they will be discussed separately.

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Madoff lists assets for SEC; agency mum on details

January 1st, 2009

Bernard Madoff gave the Securities and Exchange Commission a list of his personal assets Wednesday, but investors may have to wait to learn whether the filing contained any clues as to the whereabouts of their …

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Why “Incorporate” My Business As a LLC? 5 More Reasons

December 31st, 2008

 Be prepared to weather the current economic environment with skill by forming your business right.  Start your own business as a LLC formation or incorporate to better establish your business.  “Why should I form my own business as a LLC formation?” you ask.  Well, here are 5 good reasons. 

1) Reputation and Marketing

Having “LLC” tacked onto the end of your own business name is an important step in gaining the professional trust of competition and clients.

2) Less paperwork than traditional corporations

Because of the “Pass-Through” status of the LLC business, there is no need to prepare extra tax forms for the company.  Generally, you will only need to prepare your own tax form.

3) No need for formal meetings and minutes

When starting your own business as a Limited Liability Company, you are not required to keep formal minutes of regular meetings, as in a corporation.

4) Shared Income

If you have a family business or want to build your family’s wealth without raising your own taxes, consider paying family members in a lower tax bracket to do some work for you and raise their own money for college or spending. 

5) Passing on Ownership

Again, if you want to keep the business in the family, a LLC formation allows for easy transfer of ownership to the next generation or anyone else you would like to bring into ownership of the business.

 There are 5 more Reasons to start your own business as a LLC formation.  I hope you find this list informative and useful.  As always, be sure to educate yourself with good research, surround yourself with professional advice, and think through the options carefully before making such an important decision with your business.

Thanks for reading!

(While the above is intended to help educate you to make an informed decision and is written to provide as accurate and valuable information as possible, please do not consider any of the above as professional or legal advice.  Always be sure to get advice from authorized professionals whom you know to be trustworthy.)

Brian Hatano, author

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Capitol Report: Scandal, crisis puts spotlight on Obama’s choice for SEC chief

December 30th, 2008

Typically, the Securities and Exchange Commission doesn’t top the list for a new administration’s agency appointments.

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US regulator defends oversight, as scandal claims life of investor

December 29th, 2008

Wall Street’s top regulator defended his agency’s handling of the US finance crisis Wednesday, denying that a culture of lax oversight allowed the Bernard Madoff scandal to go undetected.

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Do I Need to Incorporate?

December 28th, 2008

Incorporation can be very important to the success of a growing business. With incorporation of your business comes a sense of stability and growth. This stability and growth is often looked at by potential customers and investors, when determining whether to do business with or invest in your business.

Another upside to incorporation of a business is protection. Incorporation gives the business owner protection from creditors that loan money to the business. The corporation itself is responsible for debts incurred by the corporation. This is very important in case your business fails, because the owner is holds no personal liability.

The whole incorporation process is not as complex as you might think and it can be done with ease. One of the most common mistakes made by small business owners are thinking that they are too small to incorporate of they don’t have anything to protect.

You don’t have to be a 500 employee business to benefit from incorporation. Many small businesses that incorporate only have one or two employees. Many of these businesses thought that they had very little to protect, so they originally decided not to incur the extra expense of incorporation.

However like most small businesses they found out that they had assets to protect the hard way, when they were being sued. Don’t let yourself be held liable for the debts or liability of your small business. If you are in the Houston area, visit our website below and protect yourself and your property. Good luck in everything you do and remember a few dollars in the beginning can save you thousands in the end.

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Say on pay gains momentum

December 27th, 2008

So you’re a shareholder in a company you believe pays its top executives far too much.

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