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Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation - Choosing The Best Form Of Legal Organization For Your Art Business

Neil McKenzie

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November 28th, 2014 - 04:52 PM

Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation - Choosing The Best Form Of Legal Organization For Your Art Business

When starting a new art or creative business (or any other business for that matter) you will be faced with choosing a legal form of organization for your company. In fact you may have already made that choice whether you are aware of it or not.

There are several kinds of legal forms of organization – sole proprietorship, limited liability company (LLC), partnership and a corporation. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages depending on your needs for financing, the level of control you wish to retain, tax consequences and the level of risk or liability that you are willing to take.

In the linked article I take a look at the pros and cons of the various forms to help you decide which is best for your art business. Good Luck!

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Ashe Skyler

9 Years Ago

Albertville, AL

I work with personal and small business income taxes at my day job and if I ever had to go from simple self-employed to business entity, I'd totally go with LLC. Not because I'm worried about getting sued or anything, it's just the easiest paperwork for me to fill out and manage.