Panama City Beach, FL asked in Business Formation, Business Law, Contracts and Tax Law for Florida

Q: Is there anyone that can help me with my business from the ground up?

2 Lawyer Answers

A: Yes, a Florida Business Attorney, you will want to speak with a Business Attorney, and they will be able to help you create your LLC, applicable Operating Agreement, register your business with the state, explain liability issues and keeping the business separate from yourself, filing for a more beneficial tax treatment (S-corp). These are a few of the issues, but there are also a number of issues related to ownership, owners and so forth that will be important to address as well as the actual type of business you will be pursuing and doing will be very vital and important. It would be advised and helpful for you to have an attorney that you can turn to and use and various points or stages ongoing, but that is a decision you would have to make after providing additional details and specifics on your business. You will also want to speak with and have an accountant and tax preparer when the time comes if you are not well-versed in these areas.

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