A type of business structure designed to separate the owners' legal and financial liability from that of the company. Unlike S Corporations where profits are taxed at the level of the shareholder, C Corps have their profit taxed at the corporate level...and again at the shareholder level after profits are distributed. Wait, why would a corporation want to be double-taxed? Well, it offers the most protection to stakeholders. If the corporation goes belly up, they're not on the hook. Most big corporations, like McDonald's, are C Corporations. It's the McCorporation Structure.
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finance a la shmoop. what is an LLC? LLC no that's not a rapper, that's a limited
liability company or look as professionals in the business pronounce
it. well why do you want one? because limiting your liability is a [man explains]
good thing if you're the one potentially liable for that stooge who slips on a
banana peel in your lobby waiting area and then Sue's you and wins. if you start
building your own company as an individual and not as an LLC and you get
sued for whatever, and you lose well you could lose everything you own.
that is the lawyers will come after your house your car your poodle your signed
Mila Kunis photograph collection, and legally well they'll be entitled to take
all of it. if you have existed under the legal structure of an LLC however, well [legal structures pictured]
the most you can be liable for is the assets of the business itself. yes
they'll take the company computer the remaining 17 months of lease on the
company building, and all your staplers and posted thingies but legally they
won't be able to go after your home your car your poodle or your autograph
collection. Mila is safe whew. so LLC's are a good thing they cost only a few
hundred bucks to set up these days, hi LegalZoom. so before you start up a lava
lamp company of your own think about setting up an LLC first. Mila and your [lava lamps in a row]
poodle gregory will thank you for it.
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