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LLC Partnership Taxes: 1065 and K-1

A Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) can be treated as an S-Corporation or as a Partnership by the Federal Government Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (you fill out form 8832 to classify it as Partnership). When I established my LLC I made it a Partnership: a very flexible arrangement that allows me to divide the earnings (or [...]

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LLC Annual Report In Massachusetts

Massachusetts requires Limited Liability Corporations to present an Annual Report every year, on or before the anniversary date of the corporation.  They request you to confirm the information you entered at the time of registration or amendment.  And they leave you space to inform the state and your LLC members of any other important information [...]

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Setting Up a Corporation, Almost Overnight

There was a day when someone called me, in the middle of the night, to ask me if I would be willing to travel overseas to help him on a project where my skills may be needed: As Soon As Possible (that same week if it could be done). I understood the pain the person [...]

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Incorporating… Too Many Options

To me, the main advantage of incorporating is to create a separate entity from my personal life. If my business really goes badly, then it will not destroy my life and that of the partners that may have joined me in my venture. There are mainly three options to do so: C-Corporation S-Corporation Limited Liability [...]

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Employer Identification Number

A requisite for any serious business is to get a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN). It is the business-world equivalent of the Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number. You will need to use it to register tax payments of all kinds, including Social Security, Medicare, and Income taxes. Most importantly, you will need it to [...]

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