Some corporate structures are required to create legal documents that outline basic information about the business, such as the purpose of the organization or how the company will operate. For ...

Operating and franchise agreements are both used to structure the way businesses function and the responsibilities that business owners have. However, they are used in notably different situations. An ...

Operating agreements are pivotal in outlining a business’ financial and functional decisions. It’s the guiding document that bonds and legally protects business partners. Nonetheless, up-and-coming ...

If you signed an LLC operating or partnership agreement prior to January 1, 2018, it may need to be amended to accommodate a significant new rule regarding taxation of partnerships. Effective for tax ...

Do single-member LLCs need written operating agreements? The question may seem odd, since, by definition, single-member LLCs have only one member, who thus completely controls his or her (or its) LLC.

An LLC operating agreement is a legally binding document that outlines the LLC’s preferred operating, management and financial procedures. Its purpose is to guide the business’s internal operations ...

We are forming a limited liability company with multiple owners. Does our LLC need an operating agreement and, if so, what makes one effective? Yes, you should have one. An operating agreement, which ...

The harried realities of modern life are such that business entity organizational documents, like LLC operating agreements, sometimes do not get drafted or executed until long after the entity’s ...

It is far preferable for LLC members to consult with the proper advisers when preparing operating documents—and to ensure they draft them effectively. The documents are much more than formalities and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Wealth Preservation in its legal permutations When drafting LLC operating agreements, lots of planners include clauses to ...

I often hear vessel owners, brokers and others in the marine industry ask why they need an attorney to form a limited liability company, when filing one form online can typically accomplish it. The ...