A virtual business address is fine for some purposes and gets rejected for others. Here's the line.

Delaware is the right answer for a specific kind of company. Here's whether yours is one.

Banks close business accounts over structure problems more often than people realize. Here's what triggers it and how to open one that stays open.

Intra-family transfers get scrutinized more than arm's-length ones. Here's what to document.

The structure of a sale changes your tax bill significantly, and it's largely decided before you have a buyer.

Equal ownership and unequal effort is the most common source of partner disputes. Here's how to structure around it.

Foreign ownership of a US entity brings reporting obligations that are unforgiving and rarely explained up front.

There's no formula. Here's what the standard actually is and how owners get it wrong.

Abandoning an entity isn't the same as dissolving one. Here's what stays open if you walk away.

Single-member LLCs are the ones that most need an operating agreement, for reasons that have nothing to do with partners.