What Business Solutions Do You Need when Considering Online Incorporation?

By Wayne Hemrick, published Feb 13, 2008
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The decision to incorporate a business is a smart one, and not difficult to do. Business incorporation confers many legal protections and tax advantages that are simply not available to a sole proprietor. When incorporating online, consider how doing so provides solutions to problems and issues commonly faced by small businesses; when you incorporate a business, you'll find such solutions much more accessible.

Liability

In today's hyper-litigious society, this one is a major issue. Despite attempts at tort reform, anyone in the U.S. can sue almost anyone else for anything, and is the most common reasons for incorporating a business.

As a sole proprietor, your personal assets and credit status are at risk, should your business incur any sort of liability. Incorporating online protects your assets and personal credit from legal action; plaintiffs and creditors can come after the business - but not you, personally. This is perhaps the best reason to incorporate a business.

Taxes

Like death, taxes are an inevitable fact of life. Business incorporation means you can enjoy many of the same tax advantages enjoyed by the big boys such as Bectel and Halliburton. Depending on how you incorporate a business - that is the kind of legal entity you choose to form - you'll enjoy substantial relief from your tax burden as well as a great deal of flexibility as to how your business will deal with the IRS.

Residency Requirements

For those residing and operating a business in one state while incorporating a business in another, the law requires the existence of a "resident agent." This is a person residing in the state in which you incorporate a business who represents that business and who is authorized to receive notices and other communication from that state's agencies.

When you enlist an online consulting firm to assist you in business incorporation, this is one service that such a firm can provide easily - and is one business solution that is not always taken into consideration by those who are not familiar with how to incorporate a business.

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