May 20, 2019
Yes, they’re cumbersome, but don’t ignore the corporate formalities if you don’t want creditors poking into your personal assets. Congratulations! You’ve taken the important step of protecting your personal assets by forming a corporation or limited liability company. But just as giving birth is only the beginning of your responsibilities of caring for a baby, so formation is only the beginning of your responsibilities of caring for your corporation. Entrepreneurs often roll their eyes when it comes to corporate formalities such as holding an annual corporate meeting, electing officers and directors, and passing or adopting corporate resolutions. After all, they think, “It’s just me . . . why bother? Do I really need to sit down and have a meeting with myself? Why do I have to add this pesky paperwork to my already overloaded plate?” The answer: It’s the law. If you want to be a corporation, you have to operate like one. If you don’t, you risk having all the benefits and privileges of the corporate form taken away from you. Those privileges…
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