Dr. Adrienne B. Haynes, Esq.,Contributor One of the most important early steps after the decision to start a business is to ...

A business entity is formed to conduct business activities. Learn about the different types and how to choose one. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

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The structure of your business influences everything from taxes to day-to-day operations. Browse Investopedia’s expert written library to learn about sole proprietorships, LLCs, S-Corp, C-Corp, and ...

A DBA allows you to do business under a different name than your legal one. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, ...

An incorporated business is one which has been registered with the state in which it is headquartered in order to provide it with a separate legal status from its officers and staff. A corporation has ...

A limited liability company, also known as an LLC, is a type of legal entity that benefits from what is called "pass-through taxation." Pass-through taxation means that the Internal Revenue Service ...

It's hard to overstate the amount of litigation that could be avoided by great customer service. The saying "penny wise and pound foolish" is never more true than when it comes to a customer ...

The two most common types of legal entities adopted in Argentina are the limited liability company (“Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada” or “SRL”) and the corporation (“Sociedad Anónima” or “SA”).