Form Your Own Limited Liability Company

Every new and existing small business owner wants to form an LLC today because it's an easy way to prevent creditors from seizing personal assets to pay off business debts. And forming a limited liability company offers the business owner the best of two business worlds—the personal protection from business debts of a corporation, plus the informality and tax benefits of a partnership or sole proprietorship.Achieving the best of both business worlds can come at quite a cost if LLC status is sought through a hired lawyer. Fortunately, Form Your Own Limited Liability Company provides the step-by-step instructions and forms needed to form an LLC easily in all 50 states, at a huge cost savings. This bestseller covers how to: • choose a valid LLC name • prepare and file articles of organization • create an LLC operating agreement • set up a member-run or manager-run LLC • take care of ongoing legal and tax paperwork —and more.The 6th edition has been carefully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in state LLC law and related tax law, including state-by-state changes to LLC statutes and state contact information. All needed forms are included on the book's CD-ROM.

Anthony Mancuso is a corporations and limited liability company expert and the author of Nolo's bestselling corporate-law series, which includes Incorporate Your Business, LLC or Corporation?, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation and, most recently, Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes & Records. His books have shown over a quarter of a million businesses and organizations how to get started and keep running.