Choosing the right business entity form for a new company seems like a straightforward choice, but there's actually a lot of nuance — and potentially a lot at stake in regard to future tax liability.

A limited liability company (LLC) is a business that offers management flexibility, pass-through taxation and, in most cases, personal asset protection during bankruptcy or lawsuits. Often, your home ...

In California, document preparers can assist with forming business entities by filling out the necessary forms at a client's ...

Most startups in the U.S. start — and stay — as sole proprietorships. Of 33 million U.S. small businesses, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says 28.3 million are nonfarm sole proprietorships. Sole ...

Businesses that need extra time to file their tax returns can request an automatic extension using IRS Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Business Income Tax, ...

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