Comments on: IBM 16 | Protecting Your Assets with a Business Entity http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity Escape the 9-to-5 and live the lifestyle of your dreams by transforming your life's passion into an extremely profitable internet business—starting now. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:34:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Internet Business Mastery: An Internet Marketing Podcast for Entrepreneurs http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity/comment-page-1#comment-644 Internet Business Mastery: An Internet Marketing Podcast for Entrepreneurs Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:58:53 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity#comment-644 [...] I’ve started reading the New York Small Business Law Blog by Imke Ratschko. Even though she practices in New York City, she shares solid legal tips and information for any small business. This is a great supplement to our earlier discussions on forming a business entity for your internet business. [...] [...] I’ve started reading the New York Small Business Law Blog by Imke Ratschko. Even though she practices in New York City, she shares solid legal tips and information for any small business. This is a great supplement to our earlier discussions on forming a business entity for your internet business. [...]

]]> By: Marc http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity/comment-page-1#comment-153 Marc Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:28:42 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity#comment-153 Be sure to listen to IBM # 20 EP as they talk about how Corporations ARE NOT usually shielded from 'personal' liability legal matters, even though you can be protecting your personal assets from any 'corporate' liability legal matters (when properly set-up, of course). Confused? Listen to # 20. Be sure to listen to IBM # 20 EP as they talk about how Corporations ARE NOT usually shielded from ‘personal’ liability legal matters, even though you can be protecting your personal assets from any ‘corporate’ liability legal matters (when properly set-up, of course). Confused? Listen to # 20.

]]> By: Craig http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity/comment-page-1#comment-138 Craig Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:36:31 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity#comment-138 First, I have used legalzoom.com to incorporate all of my businesses and they are fast, easy and pretty cheap. Second, In regards to the umbrella LLC (I am not a lawyer nor an accountant and as Jay mentioned, you should always refer to one), a asset protection method that I was taught was to create your silos of liability by incorporating a LLC for each site/business, this spreads out your liability so if one of your sites/companies gets sued it doesn't impact your other sites. Then you can either have all the LLCs flow directly to the members or be taxed as a corporation, which I personally liked about an LLC is to have that flexibility. Most LLCs income flow to the members unless that LLC is going to retain a lot of those earnings, then it becomes more beneficial to tax as a corporation. Another idea that I have seen others use is to put their LLCs under an umbrella corporation S-Corp/C-corp, which in some instances allows for greater tax benefits. Again, I am not an accountant nor a lawyer, but these are some of the methods I have picked up from those working with accountants and lawyers. First, I have used legalzoom.com to incorporate all of my businesses and they are fast, easy and pretty cheap.

Second, In regards to the umbrella LLC (I am not a lawyer nor an accountant and as Jay mentioned, you should always refer to one), a asset protection method that I was taught was to create your silos of liability by incorporating a LLC for each site/business, this spreads out your liability so if one of your sites/companies gets sued it doesn’t impact your other sites. Then you can either have all the LLCs flow directly to the members or be taxed as a corporation, which I personally liked about an LLC is to have that flexibility. Most LLCs income flow to the members unless that LLC is going to retain a lot of those earnings, then it becomes more beneficial to tax as a corporation. Another idea that I have seen others use is to put their LLCs under an umbrella corporation S-Corp/C-corp, which in some instances allows for greater tax benefits. Again, I am not an accountant nor a lawyer, but these are some of the methods I have picked up from those working with accountants and lawyers.

]]> By: DannyNoSleeves http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity/comment-page-1#comment-115 DannyNoSleeves Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:51:08 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity#comment-115 Hey- You mentioned in this podcast that you did alot of the work for incorporating your business online. I have looked around and most of the websites that do this charge hundreds of dollars. I was wondering websites you used to do this? I love your podcast. I fell in love with after I heard the first one. I even went back and downloaded all your older ones! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! <blockquote><strong>Sterling Says: </strong> <strong>Hello Danny,</strong> <strong> The site that you can do your own LLC is your states commerce website, here is the example of UTAHs LLC sign-up page:</strong> https://secure.utah.gov/osbr/user <strong>Wishing You Ultimate Success, Sterling</strong></blockquote> Hey-
You mentioned in this podcast that you did alot of the work for incorporating your business online. I have looked around and most of the websites that do this charge hundreds of dollars. I was wondering websites you used to do this?

I love your podcast. I fell in love with after I heard the first one. I even went back and downloaded all your older ones!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Sterling Says:

Hello Danny,

The site that you can do your own LLC is your states commerce website, here is the example of UTAHs LLC sign-up page:

https://secure.utah.gov/osbr/user

Wishing You Ultimate Success,
Sterling

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Of course, you need to talk to your accountant & lawyer, but here are the trade offs as I see them.

Having one umbrella business for all of your sites is easier logistically, but having one business entity for each site protects the assets of each individually from anything that could happen related to one of the sites.

Hope that helps.

Jay

]]> By: Bryan http://internetbusinessmastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity/comment-page-1#comment-106 Bryan Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/16-protecting-your-assets-with-a-business-entity#comment-106 Thanks for another informative episode. A question for those of us starting several small affiliate type sites as a secondary income. Lets say over the next year or so I create 10 unrelated niche type affiliate websites. Could there be, or would you recommend an umbrella LLC that would incorporate each of these sites into one "business" (as opposed to creating an individual LLC for each an every website.) Thanks for another informative episode.
A question for those of us starting several small affiliate type sites as a secondary income. Lets say over the next year or so I create 10 unrelated niche type affiliate websites. Could there be, or would you recommend an umbrella LLC that would incorporate each of these sites into one “business” (as opposed to creating an individual LLC for each an every website.)

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