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How to Dissolve a Delaware Corporation or LLC

Seal of the Delaware Division of Corporations, symbolizing this post by Dana Shultz about how to dissolve a Delaware corporation or LLCThis post discusses how to dissolve a Delaware corporation or LLC (limited liability company) – i.e., how to terminate the entity’s existence.

For information about dissolving California entities, see How to Kill Your Company when that’s the Only Choice. (more…)

How Can I Move My Corporation to Another State?

Logo for Quora, where Dana Shultz answered a question about moving a corporation to another stateThis post addresses how one may move an existing corporation to another state. It is based on a question that I answered on Quora (What state is best to incorporate an S-corp if you plan on moving away?).

I find that for most entrepreneurs, it makes sense to incorporate in the state where the entrepreneur resides. As I wrote in In which State should My Startup Incorporate?

Incorporate in the state in which you are doing business, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise [in which case the other state chosen probably will be Delaware]. (more…)

Can a Partnership Have Just One Partner?

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This post’s title question about a one-partner partnership might seem silly: The common-sense answer is “No”, because one cannot be one’s own partner. As I learned recently working with a client who wants to dissolve a partnership, this is one situation where the law (in California, at least) and common sense agree.

To start, Corporations Code Section 16101(9) states that a partnership requires two or more partners.

Last year, in Corrales v. Corrales, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division 3 (courthouse pictured) answered an interesting question: What happens to a two-person partnership when one partner withdraws?

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