Not exact matches
Their
personal assets are not on the line,
as they would be if the business was a partnership or
sole proprietorship.
But if your small - business credit card is guaranteed by your
personal credit — the case for all
sole proprietorships and some recently incorporated businesses — the protections covered by the new legislation will apply to your card
as well, so no need to switch.
Also keep in mind,
as Hamilton points out, «the most well - known benefit to forming an LLC (versus doing business
as a
sole proprietorship) is that an LLC provides for separation between
personal assets and company assets, and this allows for some legal protection.»
What's left over after deducting expenses on Form 1040 Schedule C (for
sole proprietorships) or Form 1065 (for partnerships) is profit and viewed by the IRS
as the owner's
personal income.
Unlike a
sole proprietorship or partnership, running your business
as an LLC protects your
personal assets from business creditors.
Establishing your business
as a
sole proprietorship, a partnership or a corporation will affect the type of funding you are able to raise, your own
personal liability, how the business is taxed, and more.
If you run your business
as a
sole proprietorship, LLC, or S - Corp and
as a pass - through entity, where the business doesn't pay any taxes directly and you pay taxes for the business on your
personal tax return, you are required to pay self - employment taxes on your earnings.
As a
sole proprietorship, it's tempting to simply operate your business under your
personal name, but such an action ends up mixing business with pleasure and robs you of the benefit of letting potential customers know what it is you actually do.
As in a
sole proprietorship, business debt is considered
personal, but both your debt and the debt of your partner can affect your
personal credit.
Having an LLC doesn't mean your
personal credit score will influence on your business
as much
as having a
sole proprietorship.
Whether the business is established
as a
sole proprietorship or a limited liability company, once you agreed to
personal guarantee, you can excuse yourself from any liability arising from the use of the business credit card.
# 4 is a little more abstract, though I see you have an LLC taxed
as a
sole proprietorship, and so I'm guessing protecting your
personal assets may have been one of the driving reasons you formed the LLC in the first place.
Personal Liability
As explained above, if your retail business is a
sole proprietorship or partnership, you're automatically liable for business debts.
If you are working
as a
sole proprietorship or a general partnership, your business credit will be more closely tied to your
personal credit.
We've been holding off applying for the business card (operated
as sole proprietorship under SS #) until it's been the 91 days since we got the
personal premier....
SBA statistics show that over 19 million businesses operate
as sole proprietorships, putting
personal assets at risk.