Tax practitioners should get familiar with hand­ling limited liability companies this tax season, as 85 percent of tax professionals responding to a recent poll reported that LLCs accounted for up to ...

Discover the differences between limited, general, and joint venture partnerships and learn how each impacts liability, taxes ...

From a legal perspective, business owners have several options for organizing and operating their business. Selecting the best option usually depends on three concerns — allocating management of the ...

Legal structure choices can cost business owners in unnecessary taxes and expose personal assets to liability risks if made ...

There are true and palpable advantages to conducting a commercial enterprise as a corporation, limited liability company or other similar “protective” structure. First, though, what exactly does ...

Different types of businesses and business interests hold different levels of liability when it comes to debts and obligations. Owners of sole proprietorship businesses and general partnerships may be ...

With the number of registered investment advisory firms at an all-time high, more financial advisors face a decision about what business entity to file as at the state and federal levels. The type of ...

A decade after limited liability designations debuted in New York, accountants say they have become the entities of choice for new companies in the state. Limited liability designations fall under two ...

Last week, I told you that trying to collect a debt owed to you by an insolvent limited liability entity from the owners of the entity was problematic — a steep legal hill to climb. That’s because the ...

Editor’s Note: Michael J. Parrish and Ryal W. Tayloe are members of the Litigation and the Construction Litigation Practice Groups at Ward and Smith, P.A. Limited liability protection offered by ...