A Freelancer's Guide to Legal Entities - Paperback

by Alex D. Bennett (Author)

Whether you are just starting out as a freelancer or have been freelancing for years, choosing the right legal structure for your business is an important part of maximizing your returns and minimizing your risk. In the right situation, forming a limited liability company (LLC) or corporation can be a way to manage legal liability and potentially lower your tax bill. But the details are often confusing. Business Entities for Freelancers is a concise guide to legal entities and their related technicalities, focused on issues useful to U.S.-based freelancers. It offers clear, specific guidance, with numerous examples, designed to give readers a foundation for making sound choices. In addition to the basics of owning and managing sole proprietorships, LLCs, and corporations, the book introduces related topics, including contracts, trademark and other naming concerns, and taxes.

Author Biography

Before launching a freelancing career as an editor and writer, Alex Bennett spent over a decade in the corporate legal world, first as a corporate paralegal at a major Silicon Valley law firm and later as an in-house attorney at a San Francisco-based renewable energy company. As president of Close Focus Editorial, he writes and edits for a broad range of clients in the legal community and beyond. He also enjoys helping his colleagues in the freelancing world come to grips with the legal issues they face. He holds a BA from Cornell University and a JD from American University's Washington College of Law. He lives near San Diego and can be reached through his website, www.closefocuseditorial.com.