How to Form a Limited Liability Company in

Contains everything you need to legally start your Florida limited liability company (LLC)

Mark Warda received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He practiced law in Clearwater, Florida, then gave up a busy practice to publish self-help law books.

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Introduction

ix

Limited Liability Company, In General

1

(4)

Common Terms

Limited Liability Company: Advantages and Disadvantages

5

(10)

Compared to Corporations

Compared to Limited Partnerships

Compared to Partnerships and Proprietorships

Converting an Existing Business

Business Comparison Chart

Type of LLCs

15

(4)

Florida LLC or Foreign LLC

Member Managed or Manager Managed

Regular or Professional LLC

Start-Up Procedures

19

(16)

Choosing the Company Name

Articles of Organization

Certificate of Conversion

Articles of Merger and Plan of Merger

Operating Agreement or Management Agreement

Regulations

Tax Forms

Employees

Bank Accounts

Licenses

Capital Structure and Selling Interests

35

(8)

Capital Structure

Payment for Membership Interests

Securities Laws

Investors and Growth

Florida Securities Laws

Internet Business Sales

Running a Limited Liability Company

43

(6)

Day-to-Day Activities

Records

Reports to Members

Member Meetings

Distributions

Taxes

Uniform Business Report

Amending A Limited Liability Company

49

(4)

Articles of Organization

Operating Agreement or Management Agreement

Registered Agent or Registered Office

Merging with Another Business

Dissolving A Limited Liability Company

53

(4)

Administrative Dissolution

Events Requiring Dissolution

Articles of Dissolution

Revocation of Dissolution

Judicial Dissolution

Distribution of Assets

Bankruptcy

Glossary

57

(4)

For Further Reference

61

(2)

Appendix A: Florida LLC Statutes and Name Rules

63

(26)

Appendix B: Checklist For Forming A Florida LLC

89

(4)

Appendix C: Sample Filled-In Forms

93

(18)

Appendix D: Blank Forms

111

(58)

Index

169

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How to Form a Limited Liability Company in Florida

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