{"id":795,"date":"2023-04-18T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:46:54","slug":"the-freelancers-guide-to-llc-formation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/the-freelancers-guide-to-llc-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freelancer\u2019s Guide to LLC Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"c6njq\">If you\u2019re like most freelancers, you can\u2019t imagine going back to a 9-to-5. Being your own boss is incredible \u2014 you decide your own schedule, you design your own workflow, and you choose your own projects.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"uzbuk\">However, with great freedom comes great responsibility. You\u2019re running a one-person operation, and there\u2019s a lot on your plate. One of the most important aspects of being a freelancer, and one of the most overlooked, is your personal liability. Even though you aren\u2019t in a large organization, freelancers are still subject to the legal scrutiny and financial repercussions that big businesses often face.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"egg7d\">If you&#8217;re operating your freelance business as a sole proprietor \u2014 you&#8217;ll know you are if you receive payments under your SSN \u2014 you&#8217;re the only one in the spotlight when things go wrong. If that feels like a raw deal (spoiler alert: it is!) or you&#8217;ve heard about LLCs, S Corps, and C Corps before and want to learn more about how they work, read on.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"7jvi8\">And if you&#8217;re ready to make the move to forming your own LLC, get started at $0 plus state fees with our partners at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1828721&amp;u=2793108&amp;m=81890&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollower\">ZenBusiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re like most freelancers, you can\u2019t imagine going back to a 9-to-5. Being your own boss is incredible \u2014 you decide your own schedule, you design your own workflow, and you choose your own projects. However, with great freedom comes great responsibility. You\u2019re running a one-person operation, and there\u2019s a lot on your plate. [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":1885,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-795","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1372,"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795\/revisions\/1372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancersunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}