The most common business types include sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships, and corporations. Learn the differences, and then decide which type is right for you.

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What is a small business and why it matters
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Business Tax Filing Questions
Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietorship vs. S Corporation
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How To Set Up Your Business as a Separate Entity
Forming an LLC
Which State Is Best To Form an LLC?
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How To Make A Change In Business Ownership
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What Are LLC Guaranteed Payments?
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What Is a Microbusiness?
Creating a business partnership
How to Start a Partnership in 7 Easy Steps
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Which Business Entity Structure Is Best for You?
What is a subsidiary?
What Is a Subsidiary Company?
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How a Single-Member Limited Liability Company Works
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Foreign vs. Domestic LLCs and Corporations: What’s the Difference?
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Which to Get First, Incorporation or Employer ID?
Incorporator or Organizer for Business Startup
How and Why You Should Register Your Business Name
All About Holding Companies
Should I Form a Holding Company for My Businesses?
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How To Find a Business Partner
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How Do You Convert Property into an S-Corporation?
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What Is an S Corporation?
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What Is a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?
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How To Build a Winning Business Partnership
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Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC vs. Corporation
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Business Legal Organizational Structures
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Why Is a Business Valuation Important?
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How Does a Sole Proprietor Pay Taxes?
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How Does a Limited Liability Company Pay Income Tax?
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How to Change Your LLC Tax Status to a Corporation or S Corporation
Man Calculating the S-Corporation Income Taxes
How an S Corporation Pays Taxes
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What You Need To Know About Starting a Sole Proprietorship
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Starting a Sole Proprietor Business
business partnerships, partnership types
Selecting a Business Partnership Type
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What to Include in a Partnership Agreement
Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation for a Business
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How S Corps and LLCs Pay Taxes
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Changing Your Business Legal Type
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LLC Income Tax Options for LLC Owners
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What Is a PLLC?
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Single-Member LLCs and Operating Agreements
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Partnership vs. LLC: What's the Difference?
What to Include in an LLC Operating Agreement
What Should I Include in an LLC Operating Agreement?
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Member-Managed LLC vs. Manager-Managed LLC
Businessmen discussion over a tablet
LLC - Limited Liability Company Myths
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How LLC Ownership Works
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What Is a Shareholder or Stockholder of a Corporation?
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What Are Stock Corporations?
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Series LLC - Is it Right for Your Business?
What is a business partnership?
What Is a Business Partnership?
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Why Your Business Partnership Needs a Written Agreement
Non-Stock Corporations Explained
Non-stock Corporation
Members of an LLC
Who Can Be Members of an LLC?
Business Partners
What Is a Limited Partnership?
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What Does Limited Liability Mean?
Business owners discuss the process of forming a limited liability company
What Is a Limited Liability Company?
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What Is an Owner's Draw?
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What Is a Corporation?
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What Is a Closely Held Corporation?
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Certificate of Organization for a Limited Liability Company
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What Happens at the Annual Meeting of a Corporation
Negotiating a Commercial Lease
7 Tips to Get the Best Terms for a Commercial Lease
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How to Negotiate a Business Sale
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How a Single-Member LLC Pays Employment Taxes for Employees
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What Is a Reasonable Salary for an S Corporation Officer?
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Single-Member LLC Tax Questions and Answers
Changing Articles of Incorporation
How Do I Change My Corporate Articles of Incorporation?