We’ll present you with your options
We’ll ask you about your business assets, your workforce, how you provide your services or sell your goods, and your ownership. Then we’ll provide you with options on how to structure your business. These options include a sole proprietorship and one or more LLCs to either operate your business or hold assets. We’ll also provide general information about S corporations and electing to be taxed like an S corporation. If an option includes more than one LLC, we’ll inform you on how those LLCs will work together and the downsides of the administrative costs of maintaining more than one LLC.
Then we’ll form the company or companies based on which option you choose
- If you decide to form one or more LLC, we’ll file the Articles of Organization with the state to form the LLC, get a certificate of organization, file the initial biennial report, and apply for a new business license. We’ll then draft your operating agreement.
- You’ll get your tax ID and decide on whether to elect to be taxed like an S corporation with the advice and help of your CPA.
- If you have more than one LLC, we’ll draft the agreements between them such as an inter-company lease and shared services agreement. If you need to transfer assets to the LLC, we’ll advise you on how to make the transfer and will draft some of the documents necessary to make the transfer.
- With these things in place, you’ll be able to open a new bank account for your LLC and start making money.
- If you already have an LLC in place, we’ll make adjustments where necessary and review your existing operating agreement. More than likely we’ll draft a new operating agreement for you.
When big decisions are made, we’ll help you document them
When your company needs to make a big decision that requires a vote, we’ll help you document the decision. We’ll also help you with annual meeting minutes for corporations and other meeting documents if necessary.
When the ownership changes, we’ll help make those changes
Things change. That’s for sure. When they do, we’ll help you make those changes. We’ll help an owner give or sell his or her ownership in the company to another owner or to the company. This normally involves a gift, purchase agreement, or subscription agreement along with an assignment. We’ll then update the operating agreement accordingly, update the state with the change in ownership, and update your BOI report.
What’s not included
If you’re going to sell your business, we’ll advise you on your options and the process of selling the business. We’ll also draft a non-disclosure agreement. When it comes time to sell the company, we’ll help you find an attorney to represent you in the transaction.