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Reply 1:
A limited liability company or LLC is a company with a separate and distinct legal entity. By this, it means that a limited liability company is treated as a person in that it can get a tax identification number, open a bank account and do business, all this by its own name. I, therefore, do agree with you that a limited liability company is similar to an S-corporation in that they are both taxed, can earn income, losses, deductions, and can take credits. One of the advantages of a limited liability company is that its owners have a limited liability, which implies that under most circumstances, the owners are not personally liable for the debts and liabilities incurred by the limited liability company.
Reply 2:
I do agree that a limited liability company or LLC is a specific United States form of a private limited company. It is a business structure that combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or that of a sole-proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation. I do agree that a limited liability company has limited liability, which means that the owners are not personally liable for the debts of the company, and this can be a very good way of protecting personal assets in the event that the business is sued. I also do agree that an LLC is based on the same concept with that of an S-corporation, in that they are responsible for their own debts, and this safeguards the owner’s personal assets.
