Types of Business Entities: Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)

Posted by Rick J. Alfera, CPA, MST, PFS on May 22, 2017 2:40:07 PM


This is the third blog post in our series on Types of Business En
tities. In it, we'll be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs).  

According to the State of Washington Business Licensing Service;

"A limited liability company (LLC) is a hybrid type of legal structure that provides the limited liability features of a corporation and the tax efficiencies and operational flexibility of a partnership.

The "owners" of an LLC are referred to as "members." Depending on the state, the members can consist of a single individual (one owner), two or more individuals, corporations or other LLCs."

LLCs can have multiple members and exist and be taxed similar to a partnership with some corporation-like proponents. LLCs can also exist as single member LLCs which are similar to sole proprietorships. Furthermore, LLCs can file an S-corporation election, which will enable them to be taxed as an S-corporation while remaining a limited liability company.

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Topics: Types of Business Entities, Business Structures, Limited Liability Companies, LLCs

Types of Business Entities | Sole Proprietorships

Posted by Rick J. Alfera, CPA, MST, PFS on Feb 13, 2017 11:38:00 AM


This is our second post in our series on Types of Business Entities. In it, we'll be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of Sole Proprietorships. 

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Topics: Types of Business Entities, Sole Proprietorships, Business Structures

Types of Business Entities | Considerations for structuring your business

Posted by Rick J. Alfera, CPA, MST, PFS on Jan 3, 2017 3:53:00 PM
There are different advantages and disadvantages for each company type. In this post, we'll walk you through what to consider when deciding on how to structure your business.  We'll also follow up with a series of posts focusing each on a specific entity type and it's advantages and disadvantages from tax and legal perspectives.
 
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Topics: Types of Business Entities

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