Limited liability companies offer both the personal protection from business debts of a corporation and the tax benefits of a partnership. But LLCs also require careful record keeping, regular meetings and formal minutes-without them, the IRS and the courts could hold LLC members personally liable for LLC debts.

Become a savvy entrepreneur with your own LLC Limited Liability Companies For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers a clear, concise guide that explains the pros and cons of LLCs, and shares insider tips on everything from choosing your members and your company name to creating and filing your Articles of Organization and managing day-to-day operations. You'll find the most current, real-world advice on customizing an LLC for your specific business needs, creating a great operating agreement, keeping accurate records, and new information on federal regulations and fees that are applicable to LLCs, as well as a link to online tools, forms, and documents Most of the previous drawbacks to forming an LLC have all but disappeared with the IRS having loosened restrictions and individual states following suit. Because LLCs are now more flexible, they remain an attractive option for those launching a new business or reorganizing an existing business. This book shows how to form and tap into the power of an LLC: Keep up on the latest information on federal taxes, regulations, and fees Discover the advances in technology, including online tools that streamline the processes Get up-to-the minute documents and forms on new filing requirements Learn how to set-up a real estate LLC or an LLC among family members This hands-on guide addresses everything you need to know about LLCs, and will help you organize, launch, and run your business as a limited liability company just like the experts do! P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, youre probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Limited Liability Companies For Dummies (9781118852989). The book you see here shouldnt be considered a new or updated product. But if youre in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. Were always writing about new topics!

Make your business an LLC Structuring your business as an LLC can bring important advantages: It lets you limit your personal liability for business debts and simplify your taxes. Here, you’ll find the key legal forms you need to create a single-member or multi-member LLC in your state, including: LLC articles of organization operating agreement for member-managed LLC operating agreement for manager-managed LLC LLC reservation of name letter, and minutes of meeting form. Form Your Own Limited Liability Company has easy-to-understand instructions, including how to create an operating agreement that covers how profits and losses are divided and major business decisions are made. You’ll also learn how to choose a unique LLC name that meets state legal requirements and how to take care of ongoing legal and tax paperwork. The 11th edition is completely revised to reflect the latest federal and state laws. With Downloadable Forms Download an operating agreement and other forms for your LLC at Nolo.com (details inside).

DIY Guide to Forming your Own LLC A Detail Step By Step Guide to Starting & Filing a Limited Liability Company For All 50 States & DC This step by step guide is intended for people who are about to start a business and want to incorporate their venture for various protections and benefits that an LLC can offer. Incorporating your business not only gives you peace of mind but it offers a few very key benefits to your new business. Best of all, it is very simple to incorporate a business in the U.S and cost is very nominal too. In this guide, I outlined every step you need to take to get started with incorporating your business. Since some of the requirements do vary widely from state to state, I included a step by step process which is easy to follow for all 50 states and District of Columbia including the most up to date filing costs for each state. This book is divided into two parts. In the first part, I discuss how you can get started with filing your own LLC, what the requirements are, what documents you need to gather, how you can create your own articles of incorporation, how you can apply and obtain an EIN and open your first commercial bank account. Next, I discuss how to keep your LLC in compliance, how to keep records, how to hold annual meetings and many other relevant information. The second part of the book is where I show a step by step filing process for each of the 50 states in the U.S. including the District of Columbia. Here is a quick glance at what I covered in this book. Part -1 How to Start and Run a New LLC 5 Key Advantages of Forming an LLC Type of Protection You Get from Having an LLC How to Structure Your LLC Steps to Starting an LLC What and How to Write an Operating Agreement 7 Items You Must Include in your Operating Agreement How to Fund an LLC (Your Business) How to obtain an EIN How to Open a Commercial Bank Account Key Obligations to Running Your New LLC How to Manage Taxes for Your LLC How LLC's are Taxed with IRS What Forms You Need to Fill out with the IRS Part -2 State by State Guide to Forming an LLC In this part, I lay out each step you need to take to form your new LLC, including what documents to file, where to file, along with the exact filing costs that you will have to pay.

The plain-English information and forms you need to create an LLC in your state.

Make your business an LLC Structuring your business as an LLC can bring important advantages: It lets you limit your personal liability for business debts and simplify your taxes. Here, you’ll find the key legal forms you need to create a single-member or multi-member LLC in your state, including: LLC articles of organization Operating agreement for member-managed LLC Operating agreement for manager-managed LLC LLC reservation of name letter, and Minutes of meeting form. Form Your Own Limited Liability Companyhas easy-to-understand instructions, including how to create an operating agreement that covers how profits and losses are divided and major business decisions are made. You’ll also learn how to choose a unique LLC name that meets state and federal legal requirements and how to take care of ongoing legal and tax paperwork. The 12th edition is completely revised to reflect the latest state and federal laws, including an overview of the CARES act and other resources for businesses impacted by COVID-19. With Downloadable Forms Download an operating agreement and other forms for your LLC, more details inside.