#1: I don't know as a foreigner what you will be required to do. (2095 reads) 作者: ceo/cfo, 时间: 2006-2-10 周五, 05:00 — 作者：ceo/cfo 在 海归商务 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
Limited liability corporations (LLC) and limited liability partnerships (LLP) are two new business entities created to mix some of the properties of corporations and partnerships.
An LLC is a hybrid organization that has characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership. Its members (comparable to corporate shareholders) receive interests in the LLC in exchange for property, money or services.
Like a corporation, an LLC is a separate legal entity that limits the liability of its members. However, it has the tax benefits of a partnership. LLCs are also free of many of the legal requirements that govern corporations (including annual reports, director meetings, shareholder requirements and so on).
For a time, almost every state required an LLC to have two or more members, but that is no longer the case. As of mid 1999, 42 states allowed a single person to form an LLC — and the rest of the states are likely to soon follow suit. This important change comes in response to revised IRS regulations that clearly permit single-member LLCs. As a result, in most states, if you plan to be the sole owner of a business and you wish to limit your personal liability, you can choose between forming a corporation or an LLC.
The major tax advantage is that you avoid the double taxation; the LLC income tax passes through to you as a part of your income tax. You only pay once as S Corporation does, but has less restrictions than S. corp.
