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Do you guys start an LLC right away, or do you wait for your business to pick up a little first? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by throwawayissues238@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Just asking what best practices typically are, because someone told me that I should try to get small but consistent income results before starting an LLC.

I guess this makes sense, since it can cost a little to start and is a lot of work. However, wouldn’t this mean my business’s initial income/expenses would be coming in/out of my personal account, rather than a business bank account?

Don’t most people advise against this?

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[–] jeffwinger_esq@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not that the IRS cares, it’s that such commingling is tough to square during diligence of your first investment round. A clean sheet is better and easier for everyone.

[–] Cash_Flow_Me_Daddy@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I understand that. But making the LLC, EIN, etc. Is the easy part. I've seen too many times people focus on the easy part because it's the easy part. The hard part is launching the company off the ground.

I'm mainly in the real estate business. Most people who want to do rental real estate never get past the research part. Why? Because it's easy. You ask them why they haven't gotten their first rental yet they will tell you they are still researching. Yeah, been researching for 15 years...

The OP needs to focus more on launching the company. Registering an LLC literally takes minutes to do.