Looking to start your new business but not sure which is the best state to form it in?
Should you form it in your home state? Or take advantage of tax breaks and form it in another state? Check out this guide that helps you understand which are the best options for you.
This is one of the most common places that people chose to form their business, often because its where their business will be based. Forming an LLC in your own state is known as a ‘domestic LLC’.
But if your business is purely online or you don’t have a physical presence, then you have other state formation options to potentially take advantage of – which is known as a ‘foreign LLC’.
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This is one of the most popular states to form businesses in because it has no corporation tax – many of the world’s biggest companies are formed there. Therefore many people think they should create their business too.
But its only good if you want to create a corporation, and many businesses only need to be an LLC. Therefore if you want to start an LLC there is no benefit of forming in Delaware.
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Creating a business in this state is now very popular. But is it worth it if you don’t live in that state? Here is an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of forming a business in Nevada:
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If you are considering creating your business in other business, then this has even more advantages than Nevada, and less disadvantages. This is what we would recommend if you want to form a domestic LLC.
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If you live in a state with high taxes (like New York or California) and you want to create an online business, then you should consider creating in another state to save on taxes. If you want to create a corporation then it may be best to go for Delaware. If you want to create and LLC then we suggest going with Wyoming or Nevada. However…
It depends on which state you live in
Trying to save on taxes? Its only worth forming in another state if you live in one of these states:
This is because you will always be taxed in the state where you live, not where your customers are. The only exception is those 5 states, who don’t have a physical presence rule. So you will only save on taxes if you live in one of those 5 states. That should help explain which state is best for you to form your new business in.
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