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Filled with essential forms and advice, The LLC and Corporation Start-Up Guide will help you avoid problems and save you immeasurable amounts of time, effort and money. The LLC and Corporation Start-Up Guide is a must-have resource for the aspiring business owner who needs to know about organizing or incorporating his or her business. While anyone can start a new business venture, the smart proprietor knows that putting the right legal protections in place is the most important step for the business. --Learn advantages and disadvantages of setting up a corporation or an LLC --Protect yourself from personal liability --Master start-up procedures and tax regulations that you need to know --Discover step-by-step procedures for setting up your business --Learn how to run your business --Find out how to get more information from your state Additional features include: --An extensive appendix of the rules, fees, forms, and requirements for starting your own business --Specific information on each of the 50 states --Sample start-up forms Start your business ahead of the game! Mark Warda received his law degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He has written or co-authored more than seventy-five titles, including Incorporate in Florida and The Complete Nonprofit Corporation Kit.

INTRODUCTION Section I: LLCs CHAPTER 1: What a Limited Liability Company Is - Common Terms - Figure 1.1: LLC Terms Compared with Corporations CHAPTER 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of an LLC - Compared to Proprietorships and Partnerships - Figure 2.1: Advantages of an LLC - Compared to Limited Partnerships - Compared to Corporations - Figure 2.2: Other Advantages of an LLC over a Corporation - When to Use a Single-Member Company - Converting an Existing Business - Figure 2.3: Double Asset Protection - Figure 2.4: Business Comparison Chart CHAPTER 3: Types of LLCs - Domestic LLC or Foreign LLC - Membership Controlled or Management Controlled - LLC or PLLC - Figure 3.1: Additional Rules that May Apply to Professional LLCs - Single-Member or Multiple-Member CHAPTER 4: Start-Up Procedures - Choosing the Company Name - Figure 4.1: Trademark Records Search - Figure 4.2: Forbidden Names - Fictitious or Assumed Names - State LLC Laws and Forms - Articles of Organization - Execution and Filing - Figure 4.3: Additional Forms - Publication - Membership or Management Agreement - Figure 4.4: Membership Operations Agreement - Figure 4.5: Management Operating Agreement - Capitalization - Tax Forms - Employees - Bank Accounts - Licenses - Figure 4.6: Checklist for Forming an LLC CHAPTER 5: Membership Interest in an LLC - Capital Structure - Payment for Membership Interests - Securities Laws - Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws - State Securities Laws - Internet Stock Sales - Payment for Membership Interests - Figure 5.1: State Securities Registration Offices CHAPTER 6: Running and LLC - Day-to-Day Activities - Member Meetings - Figure 6.1: Records - Annual Reports Section II: Corporations CHAPTER 7: What a Corporation Is CHAPTER 8: Advantages and Disadvantages of a Corporation - Advantages - Figure 8.1: Advantages to Incorporating - Figure 8.2: Disadvantages to Incorporations CHAPTER 9: Types of Corporations - Domestic Corporation or Foreign Corporation - S Corporation or C Corporation - Professional Corporations - Nonprofit Corporations CHAPTER 10: Start-Up Procedures - Name Search - Figure 10.1: Firms that Conduct Trademark Searches - Figure 10.2: Firms that Conduct Trademark Searches - Articles of Incorporation - Shareholder Agreement - Figure 10.3: Shareholder Agreement - Organizational Paperwork - Tax Forms - Figure 10.4: Bylaws - Corporate Supplies - Figure 10.5: Firms that Conduct Trademark Searches - Figure 10.6: Stock Certificate - Organizational Meeting - Figure 10.7: Initial Meeting Agenda - Minute Book - Bank Account - Licenses - Figure 10.8: Checklist for Forming a Simple Corporation CHAPTER 11: Shareholder Interest in a Corporation - Securities Laws - Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws - State Securities Laws - Figure 11.1: State Securities Registration Offices - Internet Stock Sales - Payment for Shares CHAPTER 12: Running a Corporation - Day-to-Day Activities - Corporate Records - Annual Meetings - Annual Report GLOSSARY APPENDIX A: Addresses and Special APPENDIX B: Forms INDEX

 

LLC and Corporation Start-Up Guide by Mark Warda Attorney at Law
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