Start Your Business With the Right Legal Foundation
Forming a corporation involves more than filing paperwork with the state. The decisions you make at the beginning can affect ownership, taxes, liability, management, future growth, and succession.
At Hoffman & Associates, our Atlanta corporation formation attorneys help entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, and families establish corporations with a structure designed around their long-term goals.
Corporation Formation Services
Our attorneys can assist with:
- Choosing an appropriate business structure
- C corporations and S corporation planning
- Articles of Incorporation
- Corporate bylaws
- Shareholder and ownership agreements
- Stock issuance and ownership structure
- Corporate governance
- Tax planning considerations
- Business succession planning
- Buy-sell agreements
- Ownership transfers
- Coordination with estate planning
We look beyond the formation itself to help establish a business structure that works today and supports where you want the company to go.
Should You Form a Corporation or LLC?
One of the first decisions is choosing the appropriate entity.
Corporations and limited liability companies can both provide valuable benefits, but they differ in areas such as taxation, ownership, governance, administration, and flexibility.
There is no single structure that is right for every business. We help clients evaluate their options based on their business model, ownership, tax considerations, growth plans, and long-term objectives.
C Corporation vs. S Corporation
The distinction between a C corporation and an S corporation can have important tax and ownership implications.
An attorney can work with you and your tax advisors to determine which structure and available tax elections may be appropriate based on your specific circumstances.
Why Work With a Corporation Formation Attorney?
Online filing services can create documents, but they cannot necessarily tell you whether the structure is appropriate for your tax, ownership, estate planning, or succession goals.
Working with an experienced corporation formation attorney in Atlanta can help you establish the company correctly while anticipating issues that could become more complicated later.