Who should be the registered agent for my LLC? The person you choose to be your registered agent is responsible for all the legal and tax documents that come to your company. These include but are not limited to the following: Service of Process—which is the paperwork that notifies you of a lawsuit State mail […]
There is one slight advantage to a single member LLC. If you are the sole owner of the entity (single member LLC) you can choose to be taxed as a sole proprietor or corporation (C or S). If you are willing to be taxed as a “sole proprietorship,” then you don’t need to get an EIN. You will still operate as an LLC, but it will be a “disregarded entity” in the eyes of the IRS.
How can you protect your assets ahead of time? There are certain questions you need to consider. How risky is your business? Are you a detail person? Do you have a family? What state are you living in? It is always a good idea to hold your home in your own name for tax reasons.
Absolutely! Your business may be your most valuable asset. Many advisors kind of forget about the business when they are putting a living trust in place for a client. If the business isn’t “owned” by the living trust it will be in the probate estate after you die. Probating a business is really bad. The […]
