Texas LLC - How to Start an LLC in Texas PLUS Pro Tip for Veterans in 2023 

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@@HowtostartanllcOfficial @krispassmore what is considered a Veteran Verification letter?

We missed your reply. Thanks for your patience! We like to follow up much faster than this. The Veteran Verification letter comes from the Texas Veterans Commission. You can open this PDF and click "Connect with a business consultant" to get started with the Texas Veterans Commission. The consultant will help you gather the documents you need to turn in. After you turn in the documents, they will provide you with the Veteran Verification Letter. Here's the PDF: www.tvc.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/VVL-Qualification-Guide-as-of-August-23-2.pdf

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You do have to pay taxes on the income from an LLC. But, instead of the income being taxed at the corporate level and then again when you get a distribution as an owner, an LLC is only taxed once, on your individual tax return. The taxation is very similar to when a person is self-employed. Thanks for the question and best of luck!

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Thanks for the comment. There are a few options. You can: - Form an LLC as a holding company for other businesses (a little complicated) - Register for multiple DBAs that fall under the umbrella of one LLC (easier) - Create a series LLC (complicated) Let us know if you have more questions. And, good luck!

Thanks for the question! You get your Texas Taxpayer Number when you register with the Comptroller. If you're operating in Colorado and want to engage in business activity, lease or own tangible property, or sell taxable services in Texas, you'll have to form a foreign LLC in the state so that your business can get a file number from the SOS, which is required for the registration application comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/permit/ comptroller.texas.gov/about/contact/ Here's a discounted link to form a foreign LLC in Texas: go.truic.com/3HgdBhH At TRUiC, our mission is to offer free resources and information. We support our work by partnering with service providers, earning a percentage on some of the offers we’ve negotiated on your behalf. Northwest is one such partner.

Thanks for questions. You will keep the operating agreement in your records, no need to send it anywhere. The LLC is registered one time. You'll need to submit a "public information report" each year. This report, which is due by May 15 every year, is designed to provide updated and accurate information to the state regarding your business. There's also a franchise tax report that is due each year if the business earns more than $2.47 million in annual revenue.

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Thanks for the question. In what ways are you partial to the old one? Is it the name that you'd like to hold on to?

@@HowtostartanllcOfficial yes..the name. I owned 2 childcare centers and sold them. I didn't give up the corporation. I believe it's only $300.00 to file for a new corp so it's not expensive.

It is mostly likely the case that you will need to pay the fines and keep the name or start a new corporation and pick a similar name. BUT. It wouldn't hurt checking with Texas regarding whether your old name is available (due to inactivity). It's doubtful but worth a shot: 512-463-5555 or email at corpinfo@sos.texas.gov. Good luck and feel free to share the outcome-- someone along the line might benefit from the info.

The Form 05-904, Certification of New Veteran-Owned Business can be downloaded from the New Veteran-Owned Businesses and Texas Franchise Tax page: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/veteran-business.php

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That varies. If there will never be a need for a series and you do business nationwide a straight LLC avoids issues with states that do not recognize series LLCs and costs of management can certainly be higher. For many its best to KISS it, great for rentals and RE, yet all but useless for the majority of mom & pop outfits.

@@user-jw4bh3tw2t Are you a lawyer? How long? How many lawsuits have you prosecuted or defended? If you are not a licensed attorney do not espouse legal opinion. Since all Series LLC states borrowed their model from Delaware's series LLC statute I can assure you this is the best choice of business entity. And it is simpler than having multiple non Series LLCs. You would never want to hold all of your assets that are non-exempt assets in a single LLC as all assets in a single LLC would be at risk to any bogus or real creditors. Think of a LLC or a Series of a Series LLC as a "legal basket" that has charging order protection. Texas Series LLC law was drafted by Prof. Elizabeth Miller, Baylor Law School, she drafted it from Delaware law as most States adopted their Business Codes from Delaware Business law, but Prof Miller tweaked it to make it even stronger as an limited liability tool. Texas is a strong asset protection state to begin with by its constitution and by statute. If you are doing business in another State you best form your LLC or Series LLC in that State. If not you must register your foreign LLC in that State to legally do business in that State. In Texas if you fail to register your foreign LLC or other business entity in Texas you cannot prosecute or defend a lawsuit in Texas, and pursuant to the Texas Business Commerce Code you are liable for both civil and criminal penalties to the State. As an asset protection expert and long time litigation attorney I disagree with your simple opinion. It only takes one lawsuit against you, your company, or your assets to keep you up at night, especially if you have lumped everything into one legal basket. In Texas it is best practice to have a formal business entity act as the Manager of the underlying asset owning Series LLC. The Manager can be an existing entity an old fashioned LLC or even a Corporation, as it will never own any assets that a judgment creditor could potentially place a lien on or attach via a turnover proceeding. In my law practice I use a Texas Two Step or Three Step method for Asset Protection and Business Succession planning. In addition, I have clients that form Anonymous NM LLCs which is a great asset protection tool and State (better than NV, WY) as they use their Anonymous NM LLC to be the Manager of their Texas Series LLC. Regardless of the Choice of Entity you must observe the minimum formalities of the entity which is a low standard but again, in a lawsuit that is what a bogus or legitimate creditor looks for is that you did not observe the formalities. My 2 cents. My opinion is based on lots of business law, real estate law, insurance law, HOA law, and court house time prosecuting or defending lawsuits.

A series LLC allows business entities formed as LLCs to have a parent/ subsidiary structure similar to a group of corporations. One nice thing about this arrangement is that a series will not be burdened by the liabilities of another series. However, according to section 101.602 of the Texas Business Organizations Code, for a series to maintain its separate limited liability, it must keep separate records of assets. Bookkeeping-wise, it must be treated as a separate company. Some businesses may prefer not to complicate their admin systems in this way. Also, a business may just have one line of revenue-earning activity. And so there’s no reason to have a series LLC.

@@HowtostartanllcOfficial We can agree to disagree. However, your blanket statement there is no reason(s) to have a series LLC is not correct and completely misses the point of best practices and flexible simplification of operating businesses. Your reply misstates what I was saying in this old post. Are you a Texas attorney? How many lawsuits have your prosecuted and defended in Texas or other State? Legal reasons have little to do with best practice in accounting rules. It is not difficult to be in compliance with accounting rules and operate a Series of a Series LLC. As you know, Texas is a strong asset protection state and best choice of entity is a Texas Series LLC since 2009. Especially if you are an investor with multiple investment properties. The old fashioned and unsophisticated method is to form a separate LLC for each property or asset class. Why pay TX SOS $300 each time you need an entity? One of my clients a large portfolio of investment properties under the umbrella of their Series LLCs. Was easy to set up and maintain. You may want to read the legislative intent and the rules on liability in Texas. I refer you to Prof. E. Miller, Baylor Law, has written extensively on this area and drafted the TX Series LLC law. Texas would not have been the 8th State to pass the Series LLC law in 2009, and now 21? other States follow DE law and have the similar Series LLC laws. Are 21 States and District of Columbia all wrong? I guess all of the States with Series LLC laws are not correct and you are? Ridiculous. For separate LLCs, NM is a good place to form an an $50 LLC if you want low cost of entry and multiple separate LLCs and NM allows for an anonymous owner LLC if you use a NM firm to form and act as Manager. but you are still required to register your foreign entity in Texas to operate in Texas and be in compliance with TX Business Commerce Code.

Thank you for sharing your opinion. We wish to clarify that we did not make a blanket statement that there is no reason to have a series LLC. We do sincerely appreciate your sharing your extensive knowledge on the subject.

Absolutely, what kind of business do you have? Or, what kind would you start?

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