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 I am trying to start a moving company in wash,DC. Does anyone know the steps I would have to take to make myself a legal entity, What kind of legal entity do you recommend being that I am 1 man, a truck and 2 employees and a short list of clients. LLC, INC SOle Proprietorship? also where can you direct me to help me through all this footwork because really its a pain and I want to just get started so bad. Also How much does this phase of start up usually cost, what with a lawyer and accountant etc. I need to know how to minimize taxation as well

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MonteChristo

I became a  LLC through LegalZoom.com. All up it came to about $300 to set my business up and have all the paperwork done through LegalZoom. You might want to check their site out and I think it explains the different types of business setups.
A good accountant is a must, ours charges about $50/hr. and offers good tax advice. She comes in quarterly to sort through our books and gets the necessary tax papers ready to file quarterly.


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MonteChristo

we agree with mchutch.

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation