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Forming an LLC is usually the smartest way to start a business in Missouri. It separates your personal assets from your business, keeps your taxes flexible, and costs as little as $50. Missouri also has no annual report requirement, so the upkeep is lighter than in most states. Here is the process, start to finish.…

There’s a phone call we get so often we could set our watch by it. An owner, usually a good one, says some version of: “My P&L says I made $90,000 last quarter. So why am I sweating payroll this Friday?” And then, quietly, the question underneath it: “Am I doing something wrong?” Usually, no.…

When getting into making a business official, one of the first questions that pops up is “should I be an LLC or should I make my company an S corp?” You would be surprised how many times we hear that. It’s a valid question, but the terms for both could not be more different. By…

We get two kinds of calls about business acquisitions. The first comes before the letter of intent is signed: “We’re looking at buying a company. Can you help us review the numbers?” The second comes six months after closing: “The revenue isn’t matching what we were shown. Can you help us figure out what happened?”…

Every December, the phone rings with some version of the same call. A business owner wants to “do something about taxes” before the year closes. The equipment they need has a ten-week lead time. The retirement plan deadline passed in October. The estimated payment penalty has been quietly compounding since June. We help where we…