what is the differance

[thompsonlawncare]

my mom works for a lawyer and she said that i should register my BDA with the secretary of state but i was told to go to the county clerk's office and do it
call anyone tell me the differance between the 2 thanks

[Georgia Fan]

If she works for a lawyer get his/her advice. I know the people on this forum know their stuff. But we are not lawyers. I think I saw that you were 16. I would take your time before you make your self pay taxes.

Reinhardt

[thompsonlawncare]

i am 20
i told her to ask him and i did a search for the name i was going to use for everyone that has there name register in arkansas and i didnt see anyone using it
so i dont know

[Stephen M.]

Your DBA is registered with the Secretary of State if you incorporate or do a LLC; otherwise it's done by the local or state licensing dept. For any legal advice, find a good "business lawyer"; the rest of us lawyer wannabes can't give you legal advice.

Lawyer joke of the day:

A boat was loaded with lawyers who were doing some deep sea fishing. Somebody yelled: SHARKS!! Everybody ran to the right side to look and the boat capsized, throwing all the lawyers right into the midst of the school of Sharks. The Sharks refused to eat the lawyers out of professional courtesy.

[pride]

Agreed, only go to secretary of state if you are a inc. or LLC company in Arkansas as I explained, this is coming from a 100k lawn professional!

[thompsonlawncare]

so what u guys r saying is just go to the county clerk's office and register it and then when i get bigenought then i can do it with the state.??????????

[Stephen M.]

so what u guys r saying is just go to the county clerk's office and register it and then when i get bigenought then i can do it with the state.??????????

Not exactly. You need to decide what is the best tax structure for yourself. There are advantages and disadvantages to each tax structure, i.e., sole proprieter; partnership and its various forms; S corp; or LLC. It can get confusing.

Most of the guys register as a sole proprieter. If you have assets to protect, business or personal, you want something that also gives you the best tax advantage besides protection of assets.

The best way is to educate yourself on each and then make an informed decision on what's best for your situation.

[pride]

Completly agree with Stephen M. If you are just starting and only have a few customers I would not reccomend incorporating or LLC until you pick it up next spring but it's your business.

[thompsonlawncare]

well i was thinking about just going to the county clerks office on monday and doing it there till i get more accounts and go full time then registering with the setuary of state

is this a good itea or bad one i can still file for taxes and stuff like that if i regester with the county

[thompsonlawncare]

also if i register it with the county now but dont start working till next spring i wont have to pay any taxes as long as i dont make any money right.
i am planing on starting mowing this coming spring but i want to make sure that i can get the name i want to use so that is why i am going to register it now can anyone tell me if i register but dont start working till the spring will i have to pay taxes on anything if i dont work this year or make any money
i dont know if this makes any since but any help would be great

thanks

[The C Man]

Look, every state is different, so just go to the county clerk's office and ask them. They're the ones that should know.