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Incorporate in Texas

It comes as no surprise that when it comes to business incorporation, Texas thinks big. By allowing businesses to incorporate as C-Corporations, or to form LLC's, Texas grants business owners the freedom to take risks without facing the perils of personal liability.

Forming a corporation in Texas means that you must register with the Texas division of corporations, a lengthy process with a beneficial outcome. By incorporating your business-no matter whether you live in Texas or not-you effectively create a person (corporation comes from the Latin "corpus", or body), which is then financially responsible for any debt that accrues. In the case of a non-incorporated company, the responsibility for debt would fall on the principals: namely, you.

But incorporating in Texas State means more than just financial security. It means that your company can be publicly traded, so that you can start issuing stocks to investors. Without incorporation, finding investors can be a tricky task, but after forming a Texas State corporation, investors can put their money in your hands, knowing that they are not putting anything more than the price of the stock on the line.

Incorporating in Texas has the added benefit of allowing you to take greater risks with you money, a business move that often yields higher profits. By putting more on the line, you can reap more rewards, or to quite the old saying, "you've got to spend money to make money."

One drawback to the incorporation process is that earnings will be taxed twice, the first time as earnings for the corporation, and then the dividends of the stockholders are taxed as well. In many states you can form what is known as an S-Corp, whereby you only sell stock to less than 75 "natural persons" (no other companies or corporations can invest), but Texas does not recognize this particular form of incorporation.

Texas does offer the singly taxed LLC, or Limited Liability Company. Forming a Texas State LLC means that you have some of the financial protection of a corporation-in that the principals are no longer fiscally responsible for corporate debt-without the drawbacks of being forced to appoint a director or board of directors, and issuing stock. Basically forming an LLC in Texas State is a good way of further securing yourself financially, while avoiding giving up too much control of the company.

Clearly, one of the only downsides to forming a corporation or LLC in Texas State is the red tape and paperwork involved. Just like any Governmental department, dealing with the Texas State Division of Incorporation can be a little bit like pulling teeth, or getting blood from a turnip.

A more fruitful way to incorporate in Texas is to go through Incorporate Fast. Incorporate Fast exists to reduce the time it takes for you to incorporate your business in Texas. When you go to www.incorporatefast.com, you will be led through a simple 10 minute filing process that will have you on your way to incorporation. They will check to make sure that you have chosen a name with no duplicates, and that all your information is in order. All this in less than 10 minutes and at one low cost-stop hesitating, incorporate with Incorporate Fast today!


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