Thursday, March 28, 2024

Protect Your Personal Assets

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.When starting a business, sole proprietorships are the easiest and most common form of legal structure for small and home-based businesses.




But it carries with it a tremendous disadvantage – unlimited liability where you are personally liable for all business debts. This includes business loans, taxes, money owed to suppliers and landlords, and any judgments against the business as a result of a lawsuit. If you are running a sole proprietor business, your creditors can claim your personal assets–home, automobile, savings account, and investments.

To protect your personal assets, the first step is to consider forming a corporation  or Limited Liability Company.

However, protecting personal assets can go beyond your legal structure. According to BusinessWeek, here are 5 others ways that you can protect your personal assets:

  • Inventory everything – make a complete list of all your assets and debts
  • Research exemptions and protective entities – a few of your assets (e.g. personal residence, life insurance policy, etc.) may be exempt from creditor actions because of federal or state laws.
  • Avoid (or at least minimize) personal guarantees where you pledge to be personally responsible for a debt.
  • Be wary of the contracts you sign – seek out the help of a lawyer to help make sure that the contract provides liability protection.
  • Buy insurance – such as liability insurance, property insurance, even an umbrella policy to cover exposure that goes beyond property insurance


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3 COMMENTS

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  2. I think this is something that is often overlooked by many small business owners. Thanks for bringing it up. Definitely a good thing to consider

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