If you created a business in California it may be within your interest to file for incorporation through the Secretary of State.  
  
It is advisable to hire an attorney to guide you through the process of incorporation or opt for a firm that will take care of incorporation details as well as procuring the EIN, such as aaafiling.com for Amazon US LLC formation a reasonable fee. Corporations provide a business with numerous benefits such as, the ability to attract investors, while at the same time safeguard the business' owners from complications that may arise. The State of California also allows you to file for incorporation as one of five different entities, listed below: Corporation - An entirely separate taxable entity that is created apart from the owners which helps protect the owner from debts and legal liability that the corporation may incur. Limited Liability Companies - Protects an owner's assets from debts, while allowing allow profits to flow directly to the individual owners where they are taxed a part of their income. General Partnership - Keeps liability on the owner who are known as partners but equally distributes any profits or debts to each partner of the business. Limited Partnership - A combination of general partners as well as one or more limited partners who are only liable for debts that are equal to their investment and do not run the business. Limited Liability Partnership - Each partner's liability varies and each partner is not responsible for another's misconduct.  
  
In California only certain businesses can form these. Starting a California business is very simple and the first step is to make it legal. Select a business entity type after an overview of the principal types of legal business structures available in California with your legal representative and accountant.  
Then you must decide on a name for your company and complete a trademark search. Pick a name that no one else is using or would conflict with your industry. You can search existing trademarks and file a new one online using a service or can be reserved with the California Secretary of State for 60 days. California may require that you obtain a business license and pay a licensing fee based on your business type or profession. Please check with the state to make sure your business is complying with the license requirements for your particular profession. When Choosing the Right State Is Trickier Choosing the right state in which to incorporate is trickier when the entity operates across state lines or some chunk of the operation can be relocated to a lower-tax state.  
  
Choose the right state for starting a business study thoroughly about states operating lines and there taxes. In the case where a business operates in one state, for example, but can relocate (say) the office or warehouse to another lower-tax state, incorporating in the lower-tax state may make sense. Corporations in California are eligible for more tax deductions than businesses that are not incorporated.  
  
California has made an attempt to be more corporate friendly with an informative web site, and detailed business information available online. When compared to the self-employed, the audit rate for Corporations in California is also much lower.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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