The LLC is a relatively new form of business entity offered by most US jurisdictions that aims to provide the separate entity and limited liability benefits of a corporation while preserving the pass-through tax benefits of a partnership or sole proprietorship. In addition, it offers more flexibility in management than a corporation does.
I’ve been covering the steps involved in the Business Formation process. To recap, the steps are:
My last post covered the Planning, Entity Selection and Filing steps, which takes us to the point where the state has returned stamped documents establishing a new entity. Now we are at a complex stage: establishing how the business will be managed, initial capitalization, and what the rights of all stakeholders will be going forward.
In keeping with my promise to start at the beginning, my next few posts will be on business formation and subsequent posts will be on the different business entity types. Today I will focus on a few basic questions surrounding business formation, and the first few steps in business formation.
In a legal context, business formation is the process of planning and documenting the initial formal relationships among stakeholders that will govern the ownership and management of the business as it moves forward. It encompasses planning and executing choices regarding entity structure, governance, capitalization, and tax strategies for the business as well as its founders and investors.
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