I have a few things i need help with

[Cloud Nine]

ok im trying to expand my company 'Kingdom Flight' and one of the dumb things i didnt do back then when i made it was to register it.

so do i register it in my county or all of the US?

from what ive learned i want to go with sole proprietorship. if anyone suggests something better please lmk

heres the total screw up :cry:
i recently saw 'Kingdom Flight' was already copyrighted since 2002. its weird cuz back then i was searching if anyone had that name and didnt see anything, plus the copyright site search thing doesnt even work wtf!?

so can i still use my name or will i have to change it entirely different?

im in the process of doing all of this to hopefully get my biz license sometime after....someone help!

[dTran33]

you could do your dba under a different name and possibly still use the name you want on your items..i guess it depends on how big it gets..but i'm not really sure about that.

i'd register as a LLC if i were doing a small business, but i guess that depends on how big you're going to get. if you are planning on staying small then sole proprietorship should work

[Cloud Nine]

so register Kingdom Flight, LLC and still use Kingdom Flight in my items and such? i plan to stay small i think

but what about the copyright?

[tiedupfool]

LLCs can lose their tax advantage without the partnership structure. The possible label "disregarded entity" for income tax purposes singles out the one-member owner of an LLC as actually earning income and deductions directly. It is the owner, then, who reports as a business proprietor, rather than as an LLC operating an active trade or business. An LLC passively investing in real estate and owned by a single member would have its income and deductions reported directly on the owner's individual tax return on a Schedule E tax form. And an LLC owned by a corporation--in other words, an LLC with a single corporate member--would be treated as an incorporated branch and have its income and deductions reported on the corporate tax return, creating double taxation.

[Cloud Nine]

oh hell no

[tiedupfool]

I am trying to start a S.P and see where it goes.

[Cloud Nine]

gl dude. i need to see where im going with all this...

[Ponch]

If not mistaken, if your name is a copyright already then you cannot use it. its like me trying to use Walmart....not going to happen. I'd get my ass sued so fast.

You want to become an S Coporation. It will best fit what you are wanting to do. No tax at the entity level. No double taxation. Little or no liability. Like a C corporation you need to have annual board meetings and such.

In all actuality LLC is also a viable option. Relatively few administrative requirements...i.e. no board member selections. No double taxation.

For the record...LLC is not double taxed. Thats only C Corp as C corp taxes the corporate level as well as the shareholders. Stay away from C Corp.

I would never recommend a sole proprietorship. You are personally held liable for everything.

[Cloud Nine]

^ yeah, thats y im already thinking of other names....the damn copyright messed everything up! oh well

but thanks for the info on the S corporation, i need to do more research on that

[Cloud Nine]

ok so i figured i dont want to go big so any type of corp is out of the question. i think i want to do LLC...not sure though because i want to stay small

[E-DUBB]

everything is taken :cry:

[Cloud Nine]

for reall

[Cloud Nine]

ok so i figured i dont want to go big so any type of corp is out of the question. i think i want to do LLC...not sure though because i want to stay small
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