Incorporating

Problem: You need to incorporate your business for tax benefits and to protect yourself from liability.

Solution: For 35 years, Nolo Legal Publishing has printed the best self-help legal guides on the market. Now online, Nolo.com offers more and new powerful tools to help you start your business. Do you need to organize your company as a corporation or an LLC? Both offer limited personal liability for corporate debts, but LLCs are quickly becoming the normal for business professionals. Nolo can help decipher some of the technicalities of incorporating with services that start at $29.99.

You can also find detailed information online for forming your own limited liability company. Limited Liability Company Center provides detailed listings of the LLC filing requirements, fees, forms, and filing addresses for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Using the information, it can be a simple matter to organize your own LLC.

If things get too complicated, find a local lawyer who specializes in corporate and business law. A basic corporation or LLC formation package from an attorney should cost less than $500 in legal fees, but remember that state filing fees will be added on top of any attorney fees. Most states have forms that can be filled out online. For example you can incorporate in the State of Florida for $70 directly with the State. Of course doing it yourself never replaces the advice of an attorney or accountant.


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