I am working with a large client who can only make payments to an LLC. It's not a legal requirement, it's *their* requirement. I have no idea why.
That's the motivation. Not to get paid faster, liability, etc. If it's easy to do and not much of a headache, I don't have an issue doing it. On Feb 10, 2:28 pm, Art Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > There's no legal requirement to only do business with corporate entities, > it's usually something that comes from the accounting dept. Logical Things > operates as an S-Corp and gets paid REAL FAST (within 30 days or less with > the majority of my clients). Basically, it's less paperwork for them when > you're just another vendor as opposed to a freelancer, since they > potentially need to report how much they paid you, etc.. > > Oops, I'm contributing to the beating of this topic again! > > Art Thompson, Jr. > Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions > 917-609-1158 [m] > 512-692-9865 [w]www.LogicalThings.com > twitter.com/LogicalThingswww.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:09 PM, [email protected] < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > For some bigger clients, it might be a legal requirement. Not sure > > 'zactly why, but it *does* happen. > > > On Feb 10, 12:48 pm, Aaron Ortega <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Like a legitimacy thing? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Feb 10, 2010, at 12:46 PM, "[email protected]" < > > [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > The reason is that some clients need it to *pay* you. Strange, I > > > > know. > > > > > On Feb 10, 10:02 am, Jan Triplett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Why are you doing this? The reason I asked is that you can always > > > >> move up the legal food chain moving back down is tough. There are a > > > >> lot of reasons not to do this. I am not a lawyer nor to I pretend to > > > >> be on on TV or elsewhere but my experience with those who elected LLC > > > >> when not necessary is a mixed bag. > > > > >> Just a thought worth considering. > > > > >> -- Here's to your success! > > > > >> Jan Triplett > > > >> COO Business Success Center > > > >> City of Austin Certified Green Business > > > >> Twitter > > > >> Linkedinhttp://ownersview.comhttp://runitright.biz > > > > >> On Feb 10, 2010, at 8:45 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > >>> I know some of you out there have probably done the same. Any > > > >>> advice? > > > >>> Would love to hear! > > > > >>> Thanks, > > > > >>> Rob > > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Our Web site:http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >>> Groups "Refresh Austin" group. > > > > >>> [ Posting ] > > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > >>> Job-related postings should followhttp://tr.im/ > > > >>> refreshaustinjobspolicy > > > >>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > > >>> [ Unsubscribe ] > > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > > > >>> [ More Info ] > > > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > > >>> group/Refresh-Austin > > > > > -- > > > > Our Web site:http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Refresh Austin" group. > > > > > [ Posting ] > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > > Job-related postings should followhttp://tr.im/ > > > > refreshaustinjobspolicy > > > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > > > > [ More Info ] > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > -- > > Our Web site:http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Refresh Austin" group. > > > [ Posting ] > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Job-related postings should followhttp://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > > [ More Info ] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
