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Limited Liability Companies

Creating a Limited Liability Company

What is a Limited Liability Company?
A Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is an entity which is taxed like a partnership but affords its owners, known as “members,” limited liability in the same manner as a corporation.  Members can be individuals, corporations, or other LLCs and there is generally no minimum or maximum number of members.  Like a corporation, LLCs are distinct legal entities which can sue, be sued, commit crimes, be victimized by crimes, hire, fire, give gifts, make decisions, and hold property in their own name.  LLCs are created and governed by state law.

Although not as flexible as partnerships, LLCs …

Partnership

What is a Partnership?
A partnership is a business entity formed by two or more people who operate a business for profit as co-owners.  For the purposes of creating a partnership, a “person” is any entity with its own legal status, including not only a human being but a corporation, trust, government entity, or another partnership.  There are a variety of possible Partnerships are governed by the law of the state in which they are associated.  Partnerships can take several forms including:  general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and occasionally single member partnerships.  Each of these is subject to its …