The Limited Liability Company, or LLC, is a legal business structure that seeks to combine advantages from across several other traditional business forms. A LLC has the advantages of a corporation's limited liability, but avoids double taxation like a partnership or sole proprietorship. Like a corporation, the LLC can also have an endless amount of shareholders, called members. Unlike a corporation however, if a member dies, files for bankruptcy, or otherwise leaves the LLC, the company is dissolved. Many business forms have traditionally been aimed at the goal of limited liability, but the LLC is the most modern of these forms, having become popular since the enactment of laws in Oregon that authorized its formation.

Can My Business Be Formed as an LLC?

The right business form is a decision left up to each business that openes in Oregon. An LLC is started just by filing the appropriate form with the Secretary of State. However, there can be an additional fee required for forming your LLC, determined by Oregon laws that govern the formation and actions of LLC's. In deciding whether you should organize as an LLC, you should consider carefully the applicable laws. Finding the right business structure for your company may lead to increased profits, but the process may take some time.

Can I Change the Form of My Business to an LLC?

Businesses in Eagle Point might sometimes change form. A company is eligible for conversion to an LLC if its situation falls under circumstances that are detailed by Oregon law.

How Can an Attorney Help?

A lawyer versed in Oregon business law will be able to advise you of the advantages and costs for forming and maintaining a LLC.