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In our competitive era, small businesses are in most cases no longer economically viable. People that start a small business are often too concerned about administrative issues to pay attention to the juridical structure of their business.

A solution to protect your small business is to incorporate it. The term corporation refers to a legal structure in which you and your business partners become shareholders. A corporation is a juridical person distinct from its shareholders that can close contracts, pay taxes and initiate lawsuits or be the defendant in such legal actions.

There are many advantages in incorporating. The first and perhaps most important refers to the fact that, as a shareholder, you have limited liability. This means that if your corporation is in debt or loses a lawsuit your personal assets are not affected by any financial restrictions imposed upon the corporation. Asset protection is very important nowadays because lawsuits and other juridical actions may end up in taking your entire life’s work and savings. An asset protection group is a specialized firm that can come up with a strategy to protect your personal belongings against any lawsuits. Asset protection groups include lawyers, economists and experts in the financial field. The techniques used by an asset protection group include helping you through the process of business incorporation or offering you alternative strategies such as transforming your assets into forms that cannot be attacked by creditors. However, business incorporation is a better choice if you want to protect your assets.

One of the advantages of incorporating is also lower tax rates. Turning your small business into a corporation allows greater tax deduction for services like medical insurance, trainings for your employees and even travel or entertainment. Taxes are also smaller in the case of corporation because of income shifting (dividing the profits among the corporation and its shareholders). You can also get major tax cuts if you lease personal assets such as cars or real estate properties to your corporation.

Another advantage of incorporating is a bigger credibility for your business. People perceive corporations as more secure structures than small businesses. This advantage of incorporating brings along other benefits. It is easier to raise capital after you have incorporated your business because banks favor corporations because they consider that they hold smaller risks. The advantages of incorporating also emerge from the fact that is much easier to attract investors and to embark on more ambitious and profitable projects.

Among the most important advantages of incorporating is the ability of a corporation to survive time. A corporation can theoretically exist forever, no matter if its shareholders die or retire.

About the Author: Don La Vallee (Director of Corporate Operations)
Don has been an entrepreneur for 35 plus years starting with a construction company he owned in California. Understanding how to benefit from incorporating, specifically Nevada Corporations came early for Don and in recent years decided to consult other entrepreneurs and share his wealth of knowledge. Don's expertise has assisted many new business ventures prosper as well as assisted many long term businesses improve their outlook.

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