Downloadable forms are no substitute, and are in no way comparable to the advice of an experienced San Diego business attorney.  The forms offered on popular download sites are stripped-down generic versions designed to appeal to a large audience.  They are not complete enough, or thorough enough to help you decide which business entity to select to take your business from start-up to successful operation.  I often share the story of a “baker” with my clients.  Do you want to be a “baker” or do you want to operate a “bakery?”  Each has completely different interests and business needs.  Each will face different business and economic challenges along the way and will require different corporate structure and planning.

Some people simply wish to protect their personal assets as they go about operating a one person business.  That’s great.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean an LLC.  If your income will exceed $75k to $100k, you will want to give serious consideration to an S-Corporation which will save you thousands of dollars each year in taxes alone.  Downloadable forms will never ask you the right questions.  Those downloadable forms have not helped physically establish and help dozens of bakeries grow.  We have.  The phone call won’t cost you anything, and the knowledge you will gain will be worth the value of your time several hundred times over.  858-535-1511 – now that is good form.