The management election on your LLC filing decides who can bind the company. Here's what each one means and how to change it.

Structures fit the business you had when you built them. Here's how to tell when yours no longer fits.

An LLC doesn't put your ownership interest out of reach. Here's what a personal creditor can and can't do.

Buying a share of a company means inheriting its documents and its problems. Here's the checklist.

Series LLCs promise separation without separate entities. Here's where that promise holds and where it hasn't been tested.

Filing services do a real job well. Here's where their job ends.

Classification isn't a choice you make. It's a conclusion drawn from how the work actually happens.

Processors hold funds for reasons that often trace back to how your business is set up. Here's what triggers it.

Without a buy-sell provision, you may find yourself in business with your partner's heirs. Here's how to avoid it.

A business built during a marriage is usually marital property. Here's what that means and what documents help.