The Building Blocks of Asset Protection

The building blocks used in asset protection structures include: the corporation, the family limited partnership, the limited liability company, wills, trusts, and an arsenal of offshore tools. To help familiarize you with terminology and uses, here is an overview.

Incorporating your business is one way to protect some of your personal assets from creditors' claims. To incorporate, you must file articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The articles establish the corporation as a legally separate entity for liability and tax purposes, apart from the person(s) who started it. This separate identity makes incorporating your business certainly more protective of your personal assets than the sole proprie...

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